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Managing Tomorrow’s Resources Today MEMORANDUM Page 3 of 11 RWC_Memo_19Dec2024 Findings and Recommendations In preparing this analysis, the following findings were made. 1. Trash Capture/Street Sweeping Under the Agreement, Recology is responsible for handling and collecting all trash within the City. Not all trash (e.g., solid waste, recyclables, and organic materials) is successfully placed in collection containers, loaded into collection vehicles, and disposed of properly. It is common for trash to be littered from containers or the collection vehicles during the act of tipping the container or during transportation through the City’s streets. If not properly collected, this trash will make its way into the City’s storm drain system and into receiving waterways. The City manages the trash littered from collection containers and Recology’s collection vehicles through the installation and maintenance of trash capture devices on the City’s storm drain inlets and providing for regularly scheduled street sweeping. The City identified the estimated costs associated with the replacement and installation of trash capture devices over the next 15 years. In 2025, the City plans to install 200 new trash capture devices. The project costs were amortized over the 20-year useful life of the devices to be installed. Between 2032 and 2037, the City plans to replace 469 of its existing trash capture devices. The replacement costs were amortized over the 20-year useful life of the devices to be installed. These replacement and installation costs are shown in Figure 2. In addition to installation costs, the City provided costs for City staff to annually maintain the existing 670 devices throughout the City. Only maintenance costs not funded through specialized funding sources are included in the analysis. The applicable annual maintenance costs are shown in Figure 2. The City periodically sweeps the streets to collect litter which has not properly been placed in collection containers by residents and businesses and/or materials that are littered from Recology’s collection vehicles during the act of tipping containers into their vehicles or littered by Recology. The combined cost of replacement and installation of trash capture devices, maintenance of trash capture devices, litter control from street sweeping, results in an annual cost range to be recovered by the Fees of $1,283,752. Figure 2. City Trash Capture Device/Street Sweeping Expenses Trash Capture Device (TCD)/Street Sweeping Cost TCD Annual Replacement $68,466 TCD Annual Installation $22,279 TCD Annual Maintenance $193,087 Annual Street Sweeping $999,919 Total Expenses $1,283,752 ATTY/RESO.0003/CC RESO 2025 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES & ADOPTING FRANCHISE FEE STUDY - EXHIBIT B REV: 01-14-25 MI Page 3 of 11