City of Milwaukee - File #: 150196

• File #: 150196
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/12/2015
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/22/2015
• Title: Substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to implement a 1-year pilot program relating to weekly curbside collection of compostable materials.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: ENVIRONMENT, REFUSE DISPOSAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/30/2015	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/22/2015	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/9/2015	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: This item was moved to the end of the meeting Proposed Substitute F	Pass	3:0
9/9/2015	2	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Rick Meyers-Department of Public Works Individuals also present: Ald. Zielinski	Pass	3:0
7/8/2015	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Proposed Substitute D accepted. Individuals present: Ald. Tony Zielinski Ald. Nik Kovac Rick Meyers - Dept. of Public Works Tom Mishefske and Don Schaewe - Dept. of Neighborhood Services Ald. Terry Witkowski Hold to get a comprehensive report from DNS and DPW relating to this project and other alteratives and look at other alternatives involving city staff or other companies or incentive/disincentive plan.	Pass	4:0
7/8/2015	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
5/12/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
150196

Version
SUBSTITUTE 2

Reference
140611, 141469

Sponsor
ALD. ZIELINSKI AND KOVAC

Title
Substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to implement a 1-year pilot program relating to weekly curbside collection of compostable materials.

Analysis
This substitute resolution directs the Department of Public Works to implement a voluntary pilot program relating to a separate weekly curbside collection service of organic, compostable materials in the neighborhoods of Bay View and the East Side. Participating households would be charged monthly for the cost of the service. Both the bin to be used in the collection process and those items that may be composted are to be approved by the commissioners of the departments of neighborhood services and public works.

Body
Whereas, The Department of Public Works was tasked under Common Council File Numbers 140611 and 141469 with reporting on the feasibility of residential organics collection; and

Whereas, In 2012, the Department of Public Works collected approximately 245,000 tons of residential solid waste from about 214,000 households; and

Whereas, Mayor Barrett’s “40 by 2020: A Clear Vision to the Future” solid waste diversion initiative calls for increasing the percentage of Milwaukee’s solid waste diverted from landfills from the current 24% to 40% by 2020; and

Whereas, Phase II of the “40 by 2020” initiative, anticipated to be phased in between 2014 and 2020, calls for implementing a citywide residential food waste collection program; and

Whereas, This pilot would provide data useful as a component of evaluating the possibility of a future, more robust citywide "pay as you throw" program, considered a pre-requisite to a successful organics collection program; and

Whereas, National estimates indicate that 13%-21% of solid waste disposal is comprised of compostable food waste; and

Whereas, The Department of Public Works report entitled “Residential Organics Collection Fe...