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Arvada consultants recommend yard‑waste collection, pay‑as‑you‑throw and other steps to boost diversion
Summary
Consultants presented four main recommendations—boost municipal hauler participation, encourage pay‑as‑you‑throw pricing, add seasonal curbside yard waste collection, and expand multifamily/commercial recycling—claiming combined actions could raise diversion from an estimated 9% baseline; council asked for clearer local data and favored prioritizing yard waste and multifamily recycling.
Stephen Russell, the city’s senior sustainability coordinator, and consultants from Resource Recycling Systems and EcoCycle presented the Waste Diversion Action Plan on Oct. 28, 2025. The plan recommends four priority strategies to raise Arvada’s waste diversion: increase participation in the municipal single‑hauler program, encourage (or in time require) pay‑as‑you‑throw (tiered pricing) from all haulers, provide seasonal curbside yard waste collection, and expand multifamily and commercial recycling access through drop‑offs.
Consultants presented baseline figures and model results. They reported a roughly 17% diversion rate among single‑family households…
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