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CITY OF LA PORTE INTER -DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM k` January 5, 1993 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Robert T. Herrera, City Manager SUBJECT: Solid Waste Grant The City of La Porte recently applied for grant funds for various Solid Waste programs from the Texas Water Commission through the Houston -Galveston Area Council. These funds are to be used for initiating Solid Waste programs or enhancing current programs. The City of La Porte received funding for one of the five programs submitted. Funding in the amount of $14,305.50 was approved for the purchase of six additional used oil collection containers to enhance our current waste oil program. At present, we have one container which is used to collect waste oil at our Recycling Center only on Recycling Saturdays. These funds will allow placement of containers at various sites around the city for the convenience of our citizens desiring to properly dispose of waste oil. Sites will be selected to allow easy access to all of La Porte citizens for waste oil disposal. A receptacle will also be placed at each site for disposal of used oil containers -and filters. In addition to the containers, funding was also made for the purchase of a machine to crush oil filters. This will allow more efficient storage of filters until disposal is made. Oil filters are no longer accepted at landfills due to State and Federal regulations. The total cost of the containers and filter crushing machine is $15,895.00. The grant will fund $14,305.50 and the Solid Waste Division will fund the remaining $1,589.50 out of its 92-93 Operating Budget. Currently approximately 425 gallons of waste oil per month is collected at the Recycling Center. An increase of approximately 50 per cent in the amount of waste oil collected is anticipated with the use of the additional collection containers. Funds realized through the sale of waste oil will be used to offset oil filter disposal, as well as collection costs of the Recycling Program. Expansion of the Waste Oil Collection Program will curtail some of the illegal dumping of waste oil down sanitary sewers, storm drains, and drainage ditches. This will benefit the appearance of La Porte as well as protect the environment of our bayous and Galveston Bay.