Solid Waste DepartmentPresentation5/20/2024
Agenda•Visalia Solid Waste History•Department Structure and Logistics•Dump On Us/Eco-Program/HHW•Current Legislation•Operations and Technology
Visalia Solid Waste History1969 – City purchases Sequoia Disposal•4 Residential Routes/ 3 Commercial Routes (2 workers per truck)•All rear loader trucks with pack barrels and evening commercial collection
Visalia Solid Waste History1970-74 – Change to manual side load and front load begins•Commercial goes to early morning collection•Curbside collection established (pack barrels eliminated–one worker per truck)•9 residential routes (350-380 homes per route)•1stRoll Off vehicle acquired1980 – Commercial and Residential become separate divisions
Visalia Solid Waste History1982 – Commercial has grown to a 5-day workweek•11 Residential Routes/ 6 Commercial Routes/ 2 Roll-Off Routes•500 homes per residential route1986 – Roll Off Division extended to 3 routes due to extent of construction within the City of Visalia1986 – Residential Division starts “pilot” program with fully automated residential side load trucks1987 – City begins conversion to fully automated residential1994 – City converts to the split can
Visalia Solid Waste History2019 – City changes to 3-container system•40 Residential Routes/ 14 Commercial Routes/ 3 Roll-Off Routes•900 homes per residential route2024 – Commercial Trucks equipped with Routing Software•44 Residential Routes/ 18 Commercial Routes/ 4 Roll-Off Routes•960 homes per residential route
Department Structure and Logistics•Department Employees•Day to Day Operations•Residential •Commercial •Roll Off•Maintenance
Residential Operation Overview•44 routes, serviced 4 days per week (Mon – Thurs)•29 Drivers and 2 Leads•126,291 residential containers in service•43,082 trash containers•40,891 recycle containers•42,318 green waste containers•40,164 customers
Residential Operation Routes
Commercial Operation Overview•20 routes, serviced 5-6 days per week (Mon – Sat)•18 Drivers and 2 Leads•5,526 commercial bins in service•4,871 trash bin services•3,344 recycle bin services•1,445 green waste bin services•2,918 customers •Routing Hardware/Software Upgrade
Roll-Off Operation Overview•4 routes, serviced 5 days per week •4 Drivers •Each route services 8-9 bins per day•Permanent vs. On-Call Accounts
Maintenance Division Overview2 Maintenance Workers with 1 Lead Residential and Commercial bin maintenanceInventoryOver 1,000 residential cans ready for assembly and deploymentOver 300 commercial bins ready for assembly and deploymentDelivery, Exchange, Repair, RemoveBilling versus Service TimingOverfill Driver
Conservation Division•1 Conservation Technician, 8 HHW hourlies•Assessments•Outreach and Education•Site Plan Review•Household Hazardous Waste
Dump On Us•Every other month starting February of each year (6 events)•Average 50 employees/volunteers per event•700-850 vehicles/units per event served•100-120 tons of material•30-50 tons of material diverted from landfill
Eco-Program•Homeless Individual Referrals:Homeless Individuals FY22/23 FY23/24Referred to Eco-Program226 307Attended Orientation69 71Completed Job Readiness42 47Level 1 FY22/23 FY23/24Participants40 33Hours Worked5,133 4,323Total Wages Earned$86,955 $87,941Avg Wage Earned$2,174 $2,665Level 2 FY22/23 FY23/24Participants13 14Hours Worked1,998 2,557Total Wages Earned$39,697 $50,176Avg Wage Earned$3,054 $3,584Level 1 - Material Count FY22/23 FY23/24Total pounds of debris removed194,155 194,850
Short Lived Climate Pollutants (SB-1383)Statewide Goals and MandatesPLANNING2014 – AB 1826 required local jurisdictions to provide organic waste recycling to businesses by 20202016 – SB 1383 codifies organic waste disposal targets of 75% by 2025 as part of the SLCP strategy to phase in requirements by 2022.ACTION2016-2017 – large businesses required to recycle organic waste2019 – medium businesses required to recycle organic waste2020 – small businesses required to recycle organic waste2022 – Residential Organic Waste Recycling and Commercial Food Recovery Requirements take effect
Short Lived Climate Pollutants (SB-1383)Statewide Goals and MandatesRESULTS2025 – 75% organic waste reduction target (Reduce landfill disposal to no more than 5.7 million tons of organic waste)2030 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions reduced to 40% below 1990 levelsWhat has this meant for Visalia?•Ensuring residential and commercial recycling included organics •Enforcement•Commercial blue/green bin purchases to meet mandates (SB 1383 grants)•Reporting/Recordkeeping
Operations and Technology
Commercial Service TechnologyDaily Route Dispatch
Commercial Service On-Board Technology
Commercial Service On-Board Technology
Commercial Service TechnologyRoute Review
AMCSDisposal Tracking
Future Technology Considerations•Risk Prevention DVR, with 360 degree view•Already approved for 5 new residential trucks•Delivery expected October 2024•Electric/ Hydrogen Fleet•Ongoing analysis of feasibility•Hydrogen trucks expected to market around 2027•Zero Emission standards for Group 3 Vehicles start in 2030 (10%) and must be fully implemented by 2042.•Note: Group 2 vehicles (smaller fleet) must be compliant by 2027 (10%) and fully implemented by 2039.
QuestionsJason [email protected]/depts/public_works