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Solid Waste
Deputy City Manager: Mike Mathews Sanitation Director: Steve Miko
The Sanitation Department is pleased to present the 2019 Annual Operations Report. The Department is divided into three main Divisions; Collections, Landfill, and Recycling. All three Divisions are supported by a top notch Administrative Office. The Sanitation Department team pursued the following three Goals and major activities: 2019 Goals • Keep Solid Waste Fund Fiscally Sound • Promote Continuous Improvements • Modernize Department Assets
Waste Collections Using Sanitation Department vehicles, the total tons of solid waste collected from City streets and alleys increased by almost 1% from last year. The biggest gain was in grappler service. The collection of bulk items and yard debris from the alleys increased from 5,868 tons in 2018 to 7,112 tons in 2019. The increase is attributed to the Department being able to field four grapplers more often each month than in previous years. The chart below also shows a slight increase in commercial rear-loader service. The increase of 480 tons is attributed to more businesses opening in the City. Workload for the rear-loaders is at maximum now, so further growth in tonnage may require the addition of another commercial route.
