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ERIC JONES <br /> PUBLIC WORKS <br /> CITY HALL II - 4TH FLOOR Planning <br /> & Development <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 99 West 10th Avenue, Suite 240 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> May 20, 1996 FAX)(503) 984-8335 <br /> <br /> I <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> From: Rosie Pryor, 683-6851 <br /> For more information, contact: <br /> Nancy Young, Solid WastelRecycling Analyst <br /> Planning and Development Dept., 683-6849 <br /> For immediate release: <br /> EUGENE SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED <br /> RATE INCREASE FOR REFUSE COLLECTION <br /> Effective July 1, the City of Eugene is proposing elimination of the $1.50 rebate Eugene <br /> residents now receive for placing recyclables at their home curbsides for pick up along with their <br /> garbage. <br /> The City has responsibility to set rates and standards for curbside collection. Residential <br /> collection rates have been progressive since December 1994. Rates are based on the average weight of <br /> each container, with larger containers being charged equal or higher rates per pound. Weight studies <br /> are performed every two years to determine an average weight for each container size. <br /> Progressive rates provide an incentive to recycle by setting lower rates for smaller containers. <br /> According to program manager Nancy Young: "With the proposed rate adjustment, there will no <br /> lon er be a $1.50 rec clip rebate. The rec clin rebate was first initiated to encoura a collection <br /> g Y g Y g g <br /> (more) <br /> <br />