8.29.120 Recycling Revenue Sharing.
To be eligible for commodity revenue sharing as provided in RCW 81.77.185, the certificated solid waste collection companies shall work with the County to create a Company Recycling Plan.
A. The Company Recycling Plan shall be in effect for two years after full implementation of the new program at which time it will be subject for review and evaluation to determine its success in increasing customer participation in recycling programs and in increasing diversion of recyclable materials.
B. To have the Plan certified by the County, the Company Recycling Plan shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Description of how the collection company will implement the single-stream collection system in Section 8.29.030, including proposed rate structures and an implementation schedule.
2. A description of how the solid waste collection company will meet the customer service responsibilities of Section 8.29.060, including how it will work with the County on a coordinated public outreach program.
3. Four years of past residential recycling baseline date which includes:
a. Annual commodity revenues and recycling tonnage (by month and commodity); collected by franchise area.
b. Number of residential customers receiving recycling service.
c. Monthly tonnage of solid waste disposed by residential customers.
d. Pounds of garbage collected per household reported by the year at a minimum; but by the month if the data is still available.
e. A calculation of the recycling percentage rate by month.
4. A description of how the solid waste collection company will monitor set-outs and otherwise meet the reporting requirements of Section 8.29.080.
5. A description of how the solid waste collection company plans to use the revenues to increase recycling through other alternatives or to collect other types of recyclables.