2017 SOLID WASTE UTILITY BUDGET
Residential Recycling Center to remain open on Saturdays throughout the year
WHAT IS THE SOLID WASTE UTILITY
The Solid Waste Utility provides curbside garbage, recycling, and leaf collection for approximately 7,500 homes. The utility also operates the Residential Recycling Center six days per week (on-season) and on Saturdays during the off-season. It offers: monthly hazardous waste collection (on-season); free compost and mulch; two shred events per year; and Christmas tree drop-off sites.
Over the past several years, the Village has seen an overall decrease in grant funding from the State for both recycling and hazardous waste elimination programs along with a decline in the resale value of recyclable material and recycling rebates. Staff has been working on an ongoing basis to find innovative ways to offset these decreases in revenue in order to keep fees for these services at a reasonable level for residents.
WHAT TO EXPECT DURING 2017
NEW As part of the 2017 Solid Waste Budget, the Residential Recycling Center will remain open on Saturdays throughout the year. Please see page seven to learn more. Projects scheduled for completion during 2017 include the installation of overhead doors on the electronics recycling storage shed and the installation of additional lights on the driveway into the new Residential Recycling Center.
SOLID WASTE DEBT
During 2014, the Solid Waste Utility made its final debt payment. It is now debt free and is expected to remain that way for the foreseeable future. Large vehicle and equipment purchases for the utility, such as replacement trucks, will continue to be made with dollars from the Fleet Internal Service Fund (please see the article on page five).
WHERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOLID WASTE SERVICES
You can find more information about solid waste services on pages six through eleven of your 2016 Village Calendar. You will also find more information about solid waste services by clicking here.