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Arvada council backs staff to pursue EPR credits and explore citywide composting; details due in April
Summary
Staff told the council about the solid waste hauling program, contract terms with Republic Services and potential to use Extended Producer Responsibility reimbursements to add citywide composting at low or no net cost; council directed staff to return in April with scenarios and RFP language for 2028.
At a March 10 workshop the Arvada City Council directed staff to pursue details on how Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reimbursements could offset curbside composting and recycling costs and asked staff to work with Republic Services and return April 28 with scenarios and cost estimates.
Utilities staff, led in the presentation by Ms. Rhodes and Utilities Services Manager Debbie Reed, described the current enterprise model: the solid waste fund should cover program costs, and program fees are structured to avoid subsidization from the general fund. Reed summarized the existing five-year Republic…
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