Delaware HJR 10: A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE IMPACT OF UNCOORDINATED TRASH COLLECTION IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY.

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SPONSOR: Rep. Matthews & Sen. Sokola
Reps. Baumbach, Mitchell; Sens. Cloutier, Hansen
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE IMPACT OF UNCOORDINATED TRASH COLLECTION IN NEW CASTLE
COUNTY.
1 WHEREAS, New Castle County residents in unincorporated areas can generally choose their own trash provider,
2 resulting in multiple trash providers servicing homes on the same street; and
3 WHEREAS, the pavement stress from 1 trash truck can be equal to the pavement stress caused by over 9,000
4 single car trips; and
5 WHEREAS, many communities already have poor and deteriorating road conditions; and
6 WHEREAS, the State of Delaware and taxpayers have a compelling interest in making roads last as long as
7 possible.
8 NOW, THEREFORE:
9 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 150th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the
10 Senate concurring therein, that the Department of Transportation is directed to work with the Delaware Solid Waste
11 Authority to produce a report by September 30, 2020, comparing the financial and environmental impacts to the State of the
12 current uncoordinated trash collection system in New Castle County to the impacts of a coordinated system with 1 vendor
13 collecting all of the trash and recycling in an entire neighborhood.
SYNOPSIS
This Resolution directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority to
produce a report by September 30, 2020, that compares the financial and environmental impacts to Delaware of the current,
uncoordinated trash collection system in New Castle County to the impacts of a coordinated system with 1 vendor
collecting all of the trash and recycling in an entire neighborhood.