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2010 MUNICIPAL RECYCLING SURVEY
This data should be for your city only, not the metropolitan area


Welcome to Waste & Recycling News' annual municipal recycling survey of the 30 largest cities in the U.S. The survey form appears below. Please fill it out and then click the Submit button at the bottom to complete the survey. The results of this year's survey will appear in the Feb. 15, 2010. The information you provide is key to helping us compile this list.

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required to be filled out in order to submit the survey.

CITY PROFILE

* Mailing Address:
* City:
* Recycling Director:
* Title:
* Phone Number:
* Fax Number:
* Web Site:
* Director's E-mail Address:

RECYCLING RATE INFORMATION

Recycling rate/diversion rate for the most recent year (For example, total tons of recyclables collected divided by total waste generated; e.g., 1 million tons of recyclables divided by 10 million tons of solid waste generated = 10% recycling rate.

* Recycling/diversion rate:
* Recycling/diversion rate includes: Residential
Commercial
Other
If Other, please describe:
* Residential recycling rate only:
Commercial recycling rate only (if applicable):
* Materials included to calculate that rate (check all that apply):
Newspaper
Cardboard, corrugated containers
Magazines
Telephone books, catalogs
Mixed paper
Office paper
Aluminum cans
Tin cans
Glass containers 		No. 1 plastic (PET)
No. 2 plastics (HDPE)
Plastic bags
Beverage cartons, drink boxes
Textiles
Yard trimmings
Wood waste
Food waste
Construction debris 		Appliances
Furniture
Automobiles
Automobile batteries
Tires
Oil, oil filters, grease
Household hazardous waste
Electronic scrap
Fluorescent lamps
Other   If Other, please describe:
*What type of residential recycling collection service does your city provide? (check all that apply):

Curbside
How often are materials collected?
Program operated by: City Crews
Private Haulers
Both
How many households are served?
Is program mandatory?  Yes  No
How are materials collected? Commingled (one bin)
Source-separated (multiple bins)
Both ways
Drop-off
How many drop-off sites are available?
Program operated by: City Crews
Private Haulers
Both
Apartment/Multi-family dwelling
Program operated by: City Crews
Private Haulers
Both
None
Other
If Other, please describe:
If your city provides a commercial program, please describe:
Container sizes used (if applicable)
Vehicles run on alternative fuel? None
All
Percent
If percent, please enter percentage amount:

RECYCLING TONNAGE

For recycling tonnage figures, please use only whole numbers; and for tonnages greater than 1,000, please do NOT insert commas into the figures.

* 1. Amount of recyclables collected by city crews (in tons):
* 2. Amount of recyclables collected by contracted haulers (in tons):
* 3. Total amount of recyclables collected in most recently
calculated year (in tons) (No.1 + No. 2 = No. 3):
* How many tons of each of the following were collected in most recently calculated year?
(Should add up to total tonnage in No. 3 in line above.)
Paper:
Metal:
Glass:
Plastic:
Organics (e.g., yard trimmings,
food waste):
Other:

MUNICIPAL RECYCLING GOALS

* Does your city have a mandated recycling goal?  Yes  No
* If yes, what is it and who mandates it?
* Goal Year:
* Does your city have a non-mandated recycling goal?  Yes  No
* If yes, what is it?
* Goal Year:
* Has your city met these goals?  Yes  No

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

* Annual revenue from the sale of recyclables:
* Recycling program's annual operating budget:
* City's total annual solid waste operating budget:
* Fiscal year ends (date):
* How are residents charged for recycling service?
Monthly fee
If monthly fee, how much?:
Included in property taxes
Part of solid waste fee
There is no charge
Other
Other, please describe:

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