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TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 28, 2011
SUBJECT: Community Single- Stream Recycling Drop -off
This Letter to Commission is intended to provide information regarding the Community Single-
Stream, Recycling program.
Miami -Dade County Ordinance No. 91 -123 requires multi - family residential establishments . to
provide a recycling program that includes newspaper, glass, aluminum cans, steel cans, and
plastics. Currently, the enforcement of these County ordinances is outside the City's jurisdiction;
however, the City is in the process of drafting language for a Recycling Ordinance that would
establish mandatory recycling in the City. While this Ordinance is under development, the
Sustainability Committee recommended that the City create two temporary community single- stream
recycling drop -off locations to provide residents with access to recycling.
'On February-16, 2010, the Sustainability Committee passed a motion recommending three (3)
temporary community single - stream recycling drop -off locations be established in South, Middle, and
North Beach in order to increase recycling community.wide. City Staff worked with the Miami -Dade
County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) and the Environmental
Coalition of Miami and the Beaches (ECOMB) to establish temporary single- stream recycling drop
off locations at 21 -0 2 Street in South Beach and 75 Street-.and Dickens Avenue in North Beach.
Due to permitting constraints, it was determined. that a Middle Beach location would not be feasible
-at this time.
PROGRAM
The-drop-off locations in South Beach and North Beach have begun accepting single - stream
recyclables, which means all listed recyclable materials; can be combined in the same bin. Each
location has a two (2) cubic yard recycling container that will accept single- stream recyclables from
residents whose condominiums do not offer a recycling program. Residents can bring paper
:products, cardboard, metal food containers, beverage containers, aseptic containers (juice and milk ,
cartons), glass:(clear, brown, and green) and plastic containers (no caps or Kids). Signage at both
locations has been developed to assist users in identifying the items which can and cannot be
placed in the-single-stream containers (Attachment A). The single - stream system allows a faster and
simplified recycling process that should help increase resident participation in recycling efforts
Citywide.
The drop -off location in South. Beach is connected with ECOMB's newly established Environmental
Center located at 210 Second Street. The drop -off point is located behind the fence on Collins
Court side of the property (Attachment B). ECOMB staff will be available to answer - questions and
help residents with recycling during business hours. The North. Beach recycling drop -off is located at
75 Street and Dickens Avenue (Attachment C). Waste Management (WM) will service both
locations at no additional cost to the City. -
These locations are accessible to residents 24 hours a day; however, the bins will be located behind
a, fence and a small opening will be created in the fence to minimize contamination and illegal
dumping.- Public Works Department will conduct outreach to the community to provide information
about the new program and communicate what is and is niot permitted in the bins.
Each location will be serviced at least three (3) times per week. As the program progresses, the
frequency of service to these locations will be modified to reflect participation and usage. All
recyclables will be taken to WM Single Stream Recycling facility in Pembroke Pines at the Reuters
Material Recovery Facility - 20701 Pembroke Road, which is the same facility utilized by Miami -Dade
County's residential recycling program.
Should you have additional questions, please contact Tamika .Clear at (305) 673 - 7616..
Attachments:
A — Community Single- Stream Recycling 'Drop -off Location Signage
B — South Beach Location Map
C North Beach Location Map
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