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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
SOLID WASTE DIVISION
EARTH PRODUCTS RECYCLING PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: To promote sustainability of the environment
by transforming earth products waste into recycled materials.
The Earth Products Recycling
Program is responsible for processing and recycling material from various
residential collection programs; the Department of Public Works, the Department
of Parks, Recreation and Community Resources; and Arlington Public
Schools. This program produces leaf
mulch, wood chips, screened dirt, and crushed concrete. This work group provides special collection
on a request basis for brush, appliance and scrap metal, which are not
collected by regular refuse trucks.
Holiday trees are collected for recycling during the first two weeks in
January.
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Earth Products
Recycling Program
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$616,983
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$717,271
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$693,293
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-3%
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Non-Personnel
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521,767
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557,597
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520,175
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-7%
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Total Expenditures
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1,138,750
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1,274,868
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1,213,468
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-5%
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Revenues
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166,120
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127,029
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126,829
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$972,630
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$1,147,839
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$1,086,639
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-5%
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Authorized FTEs
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16.0
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15.0
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15.0
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Funded FTEs
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15.0
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15.0
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15.0
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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The decrease in personnel expenditures ($23,978) is
largely due to new staff hired at entry level and a larger credit for
additional work performed for other programs.
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The decrease in non-personnel expenditures ($37,422) is
mostly attributable to the decrease in County equipment rental charges ($37,297).
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Percent of collected leaves used in County/year
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68%
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65%
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65%
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75%
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75%
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Percent of
County-produced wood mulch used by County per year
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Customer satisfaction with brush and
appliance collection
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N/A
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N/A
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75%
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80%
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80%
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Customer Satisfaction is a new performance measure for
FY 2003. The measure reflects the
percentage of customers ranking the service as good or excellent (4 or 5 on a 5
point scale).
Objective: To process
and recycle material from various residential collection programs.
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FY
2001
Actual
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FY
2002
Actual
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FY
2003
Estimate
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FY
2004
Estimate
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FY 2004
Target
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Workload Measures
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Leaves mulched (cubic
yards)
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35,539
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34,846
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35,000
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35,000
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N/A
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Brush chipped (tons)
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8,296
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5,760
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6,000
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6,000
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N/A
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Concrete crushed (tons)
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13,248
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12,654
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12,000
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12,000
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N/A
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Scrap
metal handled (tons)
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517
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598
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590
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590
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N/A
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Efficiency Measures
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Cost per ton of brush collected
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$19.83
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$9.56
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$9.25
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$9.25
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$9.25
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Cost per ton
of appliances collected
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$131.52
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$128.57
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$130.00
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$130.00
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$130.00
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS: The
following budget considerations may significantly affect the program
performance or budget in the next three to five years:
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It is projected that by the summer of 2004, the I-95
Landfill in Fairfax County may no longer accept fill dirt, which may raise
disposal costs.
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