RECYCLING AND GARBAGE COLLECTION
STATISTICS FOR THE TOWN OF WINAMAC
GARBAGE COLLECTION
YEAR |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
TRANSFER STATION FEES |
$31,416 |
$38,440 |
$25,778 |
$25,712 |
$27539 |
TONS OF GARBAGE |
898 TONS COLLECTED |
876 TONS COLLECTED |
516TONS COLLECTED |
514 TONS COLLECTED |
551 TONS COLLECTED |
TIPPING FEE |
$35 / TON |
$50 / TON |
$50 / TON |
$50 / TON |
$50/TON |
RECYCLING COLLECTION
YEAR |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
TONS RECYCLED |
102 TONS |
105 TONS |
115 TONS |
124 TONS |
107 TONS |
MONEY SAVED IN TRANSFER FEES |
$3,570 ($35/TON) |
$5,250 ($50/TON) |
$5750 ($50/TON) |
$6200 ($50/TON) |
$5350 ($50/Ton) |
% OF MATERIAL REYCLED |
10.2% |
10.7% |
18.2% |
19.4% |
16.3% |
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WINAMAC'S SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE IN JUNE OF 2000, THERE WAS A 44% DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT WENT TO THE TRANSFER STATION. THIS DECREASE AMOUNTED TO ALMOST $13,000 LESS SPENT IN TIPPING FEES BY WINAMAC. THIS TREND CONTINUED THROUGH THE YEAR 2001.
2000 ALSO SAW A 10% INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL THAT WAS COLLECTED. HOPEFULLY THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.
AS THE ABOVE FIGURES SHOW, THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING MATERIAL COLLECTED HAS INCREASED TO 19.4% FOR 2001.
2002 HAD A DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL RECYCLED, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE COLLECTED. THIS TREND IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE NEED TO SEE.
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