One of the FY 13 Council Priorities includes “maintain and deliver quality, reliable infrastructure”. In response, the Solid Waste Section established a goal to draft the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (Management Plan) for Cinder Lake Landfill. Successful implementation of the Management Plan requires the following tasks to be completed:
1. Gather necessary data
2. Determine triggers for implementation of future programs and infrastructure
3. Design and budget for the program needs and infrastructure
4. Allow the community to assess the programs’ success after implementation
 
Staff has completed the first step of gathering relevant data. And we are following up on previous Council requests to determine the feasibility of a city-wide composting program.  The study considered following two scenarios:

• Source-separated compostables delivered by businesses and residents to a conceptual processing facility 
• Source-separated compostables in addition to commercial and residential compost collection services by the Solid Waste Section

Results from the study indicate that implementation of the first scenario is financially unfeasible. The second scenario could be feasible. However, the program is sensitive to market variables and therefore would need to be subsidized by City residents. In addition, a conceptual composting program is likely to compete with the interests of the existing recycle program for paper and cardboard.