Agenda Date: 07/22/2025
Subject:
Title
Study Session on South Metro Waste Diversion Plan
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Brent Soderlin, Director of Public Works & Utilities
Laura Rosenbaum, Sustainability Coordinator
Presentations:
Resource Recycling Systems, Inc. (RRS), Helen Lee, Senior Consultant
Eco-Cycle, Audrey Wheeler, Senior Consulting Manager
PURPOSE:
In progress since February 2024, the City of Littleton conjoined efforts with the Cities of Centennial, Englewood, and Sheridan (South Metro) to provide the first comprehensive analysis of waste services provided to the approximate 194,000 residents in the region. Working together for over a year, the cities have finalized a regional plan based on months of research, including a baseline assessment, waste generation modeling, a waste characterization study, a regional waste summit, and engagement with haulers and the communities. The study's results are a data-driven assessment of waste and recycling, including an action plan of strategic initiatives to improve individual cities' and the region's waste diversion rates.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Sustainable Community with Natural Beauty
DISCUSSION:
RRS and Eco-Cycle will present the planning and research process and progression alongside regional and city-specific action plan recommendations. The strategies are listed in no particular order and are going to each city individually for adoption. It is essential to note that adopting the plan does not obligate any specific actions. Strategies would be brought back to the council prior to implementation, detailing the implementation path, the exact proposed ordinance language, and the feasibility costs. These are high-level goals and suggestions for the next ten years for the city to focus on, and grant the city flexibility for how specific goals are to be implemented.
Supporting the South Metro Waste Diversion Plan is crucial for supporting our sustainability goals as i...
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