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ZWAC URO Committee 10/20/2022 Upcoming Meeting Schedule: Wednesday, November 2 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1 12:00 p.m. Terrazas Library 1105 E Cesar Chavez Austin Energy 4815 Mueller Blvd Resident Stakeholder Meeting URO Committee Meeting Q: Can ARR provide compost service to multifamily properties? A: In general, no. Under the Austin City Code, a person in control of a premises with five or more residential dwelling units is generally required to use a licensed private collection service. Such a person only has the option to continue using ARR collection service if the premises was serviced by ARR before January 1, 2015. See Austin City Code 15‐6‐13. Thus, in general, a premises with five or more residential dwelling units cannot use ARR service, unless the premises is subject to the exception. The City Code would need to be amended in order for ARR to provide collection service to multifamily residential properties with more than 5 dwelling units. § 15‐6‐13 ‐ PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE. A. Except as provided in Subsection (C), a person in control of a premises with five or more residential dwelling units shall use a licensed private collection service. B. Except as provided in Subsection (C), a person in control of a commercial premises shall use a licensed private collection service. C. A person in control of a premises serviced by the department before January 1, 2015, may continue to use department collection services for that premises. Under this subsection, if the person in control changes, the person may continue to use department collection services for the premises. § 15‐6‐11 ‐ COLLECTION SERVICE. AND … G. Collection services provided by the department or under contract with the City are not private collection services. Q: Can private entities utilize COA waste contracts (i.e., downtown service and events)? A: See above. Private entities cannot utilize COA waste contracts. The downtown service contract is outlined in the code and confined to a specific service area. The city facilities contract includes services for city co‐sponsored events and cannot be utilized by the public. § 15‐6‐14 ‐ DOWNTOWN CONTRACT SERVICE. A. The director shall contract with a private collection service to provide solid waste service in the area comprised of the city blocks adjacent to Sixth Street (East) between Congress Avenue and ZWAC URO Committee 10/20/2022 IH‐35, the city blocks adjacent to Congress Avenue between Cesar Chavez and Eleventh Street, the city blocks adjacent to West 5th Street between Guadalupe Street and Colorado Street, the city block south of West 4th Street between Lavaca Street and Colorado Street, the city block south of East 5th Street between San Jacinto Boulevard and Trinity Street, and the city block north of East 7th Street between Neches Street and Red River Street. B. The department shall charge the customers for the service. C. The department may provide downtown contract service using roll‐out carts and sidewalk and alley cleaning service to residential customers directly or through a private collection service. Q: What is the material composition of the residential compost stream? A: Material Yard Trimmings Food Waste Soiled Paper/Cardboard Contamination Total Percent of Total 75% 17.9% 4.3% 2.8% 100 Source: 2019 Compostable Material Composition Audit, ARR Q: What is the distribution of multifamily residents among ARR Zero Waste Block Leaders A: Since we started collecting this data about a year ago, about 40% of the 129 respondents. Zip Code representation of multifamily ZWBL who have completed orientation and joined after January 2022: Multifamily ZWBL by Zip 78723 20% 78702 6% 78717 6% 78744 13% 81143 7% 78748 6% 78753 7% 78752 7% 78701 7% 78750 7% 78757 7% 78745 7%