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Environmental Services outlines fleet, staffing and recycling challenges in annual report
Summary
Department leaders told the council that aging trucks, staffing shortages and falling recycling volumes are the biggest challenges facing Environmental Services; the department outlined vehicle replacement needs, contamination issues in curbside recycling, and plans for improved public education and a landfill RFP.
City Environmental Services presented its annual report to the Victoria City Council, outlining operational responsibilities, performance metrics and near-term challenges, including an aging collection fleet, staffing shortages and a decline in curbside recycling volumes.
Darryl Lisak, who led the presentation, said Environmental Services handles residential garbage, recycling, yard waste, bulky waste, tree limb pickup, household hazardous waste (HHW), and several contracts including the landfill, landfill gas and compost facility. Lisak said the department serves about 20,225 residential accounts for garbage and recycling collection.
Recycling and HHW: Lisak reported curbside recycling volumes fell to about 674 tons this past year (roughly 56% of materials collected were recyclable), down from around 1,000 tons in an earlier year, and that contamination — recyclable materials rendered unrecoverable because they were wet, soiled or otherwise contaminated — accounted for roughly 44% of items placed…
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