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• • MEMORANDUM December 10, 1979 T0: Jim Hudgens City Administrator FROM: Public Works Director SUBJECT: Bag System ~~ As you know we have now completed our test period with the bag system. The change was accepted very well. Better than 95% of the people responding were in favor of converting to the bag system. Over 60a/o of those responding to our request to turn their questionaires favored the plastic bag system. I found the bag system to be .sons. After the garbage had sightly garbage cans sitting the street. Less garbage wa men scattered less or hardly ared to the cans. very favorable for several rea- been collected there were no up- on the curb or blowing out into s scattered because the pick-up none with the bag system as comp- • This system will completely eliminate complaints about Sanit- ation personnel damaging cans, running over them, leaving the lids off or not completely emptying the cans. The Sanitation personnel perfer the plastic bags because they are cleaner and eaiser to handle. With the plastic bag system the bags are always closed. With the paper bags, people over- fill them and are unable to close them properly. Should they turn over they spill garbage and if it is raining the bag gets water inside and out which tears more easily. The cost of the plastic bags compared to the paper should be enough reason to choose the plactic bag system over the paper bag system without the reasons I have listed. As you know the plastic bags cost about 4 as much as the paper bags. I suggest we go with the plastic bag system and do it now. I also suggest we go out for bids on plastic bags as soon as poss- ible in order to implement the new system. I suggest for those who want to use the paper bags that the City have them available for purchase. It would be the Sanitation's policy to pick up either approved bag but only furnish plastic at no additional charge to the customer. .~ • ~- ' ~' << ~" %~. ~~ Jack~~tr~ _ Public Works Director