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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Commingled Recyclables Processing Agreement with CR&R Incorporated.
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Meeting Date: October 28, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Sean Singletary/Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/23/2024)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Director of Public Works/City Engineer (09/25/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a Commingled Recyclables Processing Agreement with CR&R Incorporated.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Public Works Environmental Programs & Operations Division (EPO) is the exclusive provider of refuse, recycling and organics collection, construction and demolition (C&D) collection, and transfer services to residential and commercial customers. EPO recovers its costs of operations through refuse rate charges to customers. These revenues cover the costs for refuse collection, disposal, recycling programs, and public outreach. Sanitation operations are 100% supported by enterprise fund revenues and are not dependent upon other funds or tax contributions.
The City's customers generate approximately 500-650 tons of mixed recycling materials monthly. Materials are collected by refuse vehicles and deposited at the City's Transfer Station, where they are weighed and loaded onto trucks for transport to ultimate processing locations outside of the City.
Since August 1, 2022, the recycled materials collected by the City have been transported to the Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility (PHMRF) for processing. In July 2022, the City entered into a Commingled Recyclables Processing Agreement (CRPA) with Arakelian Enterprises Inc., doing business as Athens Services, to accept, sort, recycle, and market these materials through December 2025. Recently, At...
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