8.29.080 Reporting Requirements for Residential Recyclables Collection.
Collection companies shall provide the County with regular and accurate reports of data on all residential recycling collection services as determined necessary by Pierce County for evaluating the effectiveness of recycling programs.
A. Single-family Curbside Recyclables Collection Program.
1. At a minimum, monthly reports shall include the following for each certificated franchise area:
a. The number of single-family solid waste collection customers subscribing to each level of garbage collection service.
b. The number of customers subscribing to each level of garbage collection service who are signed-up for recycling collection.
c. Weekly and monthly set-out counts for recyclable materials.
d. Average pounds of recyclables collected per set-out.
e. Monthly tonnage of each recyclable material collected from single-family customers.
f. Monthly average of recyclables collected per single-family customer expressed as tons recyclables per customer.
g. Monthly tonnage of solid waste disposed from single-family customers.
h. Monthly residential recycling rate.
i. Monthly tonnage of each recyclable material collected from drop-off sites.
2. Quarterly reports should include the following for each certificated franchise area:
a. Monthly log of customer complaints or comments related to service and rate changes with a summary of measures taken to resolve any problems.
b. Any percentage residue amounts or contamination problems reported by processing facilities.
c. Summaries of tons of each recyclable material sold.
3. Annual reports shall include:
a. Year-end summary of the monthly and quarterly reporting information.
b. An analysis of the effects of changes in services and areas served or problems that were encountered and any suggested changes to increase efficiency and participation in both the curbside program and drop-off collection sites.
B. Yardwaste Collection Program. [Reserved]
C. Multi-family Recycling Collection Program. [Reserved]