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Council directs staff to follow data-driven path on waste diversion study
Summary
After reviewing a grant-funded waste-diversion study, staff recommended a phased, data-driven approach; council signaled consensus to pursue further research, mandatory hauler reporting and address-level data to inform future decisions on curbside recycling and service requirements.
Public Works staff presented findings and next-step options on waste diversion to the Greeley City Council, summarizing a grant-funded waste-characterization study and five policy options for recycling and trash service.
Staff said the study showed low resident satisfaction with current trash management — “about 4% of our residents are currently happy with how we manage trash” — and noted gaps in service: roughly 15 percent of households (about 4,500 homes by staff’s assessment) lacked any trash service and only about 25 percent of residents paying for curbside service purchased recycling.
The presentation reviewed five options developed from industry best practices and the study: (1) a consolidated recycling center, (2)…
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