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Council adopts refuse-provider reporting requirement; city to protect address data
Summary
The council adopted an amendment to the municipal code requiring refuse haulers to report waste tonnage data to the city while treating customer address information as protected utility data; staff said the rule stops short of requiring haulers to separate waste at the curb.
The Greeley City Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 8 of the Greeley Municipal Code Tuesday requiring refuse-service providers to report tonnage and related waste-characterization data to the city. Councilors said the change aims to give city staff better data for waste-diversion and recycling decisions and to improve the municipality’s eligibility for state grants.
Why it matters: Better data on waste types and volumes is a core requirement of Colorado’s recent waste and producer-responsibility initiatives; the city argued measured reporting is required to plan diversion programs and to apply for grant funds.
What the ordinance requires: Will…
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