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Consultation has concluded
Consultation has concluded.
UPDATE! City Council will consider at its Aug. 26 meeting a question on the November ballot about whether the city should contract with companies for waste collection in Lakewood. Learn more about about this next step.
If you have questions, please ask it in the “Ask Us!” section or email us at sustainability@lakewood.org.
Consultation has concluded.
UPDATE! City Council will consider at its Aug. 26 meeting a question on the November ballot about whether the city should contract with companies for waste collection in Lakewood. Learn more about about this next step.
If you have questions, please ask it in the “Ask Us!” section or email us at sustainability@lakewood.org.
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Share your ideas here and see if your neighbors agree!
Lakewood Caresover 5 years agoOur current competition system does not ensure good prices, service, or habits, especially for small households in non-HOA neighborhoods.
Perhaps too much competition among trash/recycling services is detrimental because each company can't develop efficient routes if they have to drive all over the city to serve a relatively small proportion of residents. In this case, a company would need to charge as much as they can for each pick-up and limit the number of visits when possible, such as with recycling. Therefore, our current system encourages residents to maximize their trash production and discourages regular recycling, while allowing any waste removal companies to struggle along with sub-optimal service conditions. Lakewood could do so much better with almost any other trash and recycling system that incentivizes residents to recycle responsibly and decrease trash output while structuring service conditions to keep a service company's cost of operation down.
0antokhinover 5 years agoHave the city be in charge of garbage collection like they do in Denver. They have an outstanding system with well-paid employees.
11loiswitteover 5 years agoDenver has great trash pick up, even compost pick up. I lived with and appreciated it for decades. It's far superior to Lakewood's system.
2Poneillover 5 years agoNo need for improvement. It is fine the way it is.
6Mamarose1almost 6 years agowork with private haulers & set some guidelines. Set service by ward for 1 day per week. discounted recycling, tax incentive for discount
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What are the goals of this project?
- Understand residents' opinions about Lakewood's current residential trash collection system for single-family homes and town homes.
- Collect ideas on how the system could be improved.
- Provide a summary of community concerns, opinions, and ideas and provide recommendations for improving the residential waste collection system.
What is the status of this project?
- Attended 21 events
- Had face-to-face conversations with more than 500 folks
- Reached more than 20,000 through social media
- Received more than 160 postcard surveys
- Received more than 600 online surveys and comments
- Attracted more than 3,700 visitors to this project website
- Engaged with more than 290 visitors through this project website
Project Timeline
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2016-2017
Join the Round Table! has finished this stageCollect data on existing conditions and best practices in other cities.
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Summer 2018
Join the Round Table! has finished this stageGather residents’ input through online platforms and in-person discussions.
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Winter 2018/2019
Join the Round Table! has finished this stageCompile residents’ comments and concerns to create a comprehensive report for City Council.
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Feb. 4, 2019
Join the Round Table! has finished this stagePresent comprehensive report to City Council.
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May 2019
Join the Round Table! has finished this stageConduct additional research that involves receiving detailed information from waste haulers.
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July 15, 2019
Join the Round Table! is currently at this stagePresent waste haulers’ information for City Council to determine next steps.
Printable Materials
- 2019 Analysis of Residential Waste Collection Improvement Options (550 KB) (pdf)
- RFP Document (346 KB) (pdf)
- RFP Key Components (119 KB) (pdf)
- 2019 Lakewood Residential Trash Collection Report 1.28.19 (3.38 MB) (pdf)
- Common Issues (24.2 KB) (pdf)
- Other Cities' Services and Prices (32.3 KB) (pdf)
- Trash Collection System Elements (48.5 KB) (pdf)
Who's listening
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Email jonwac@lakewood.org