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Fruit Heights discusses curbside recycling, diversion incentives and city survey
Summary
Council and staff discussed a curbside recycling/green waste diversion program, existing diversion incentives, household-use fee billing mechanics and a proposed resident survey to guide rollout.
City staff and representatives discussed expanding and stabilizing a curbside recycling and green-waste diversion program and proposed a resident survey to guide implementation.
Staff said the city already participates in a diversion incentive through the district and currently receives a household use fee of $7.20 per account from the district billing arrangement; the fee is used to calculate credits tied to the amount of material diverted. Staff described current diversion at roughly 15% of city waste and said the program, with education and a bundled curbside recycling rollout, could increase diversion another 15 to 20 percentage points over time. Staff said credits and invoice adjustments are calculated monthly based on weighed materials delivered by haulers.
The council and staff discussed options to phase-in participation and whether the city could purchase service in halves to allow a gradual rollout. Staff noted that residents who already pay for recycling through other vendors or who have multiple garbage cans may see different bill impacts and that shifting bulky materials into recycling containers could reduce overall collection costs for some households. The transcript records a suggestion to run a resident survey; council members and staff agreed a survey would help gauge support before pursuing full implementation.
No formal council action or vote on program adoption appears in the provided excerpt; the meeting discussion focused on program mechanics, anticipated diversion improvements, billing credits through the district, and next steps including a suggested survey.
