In conjunction with the establishment of these programs, the city council created a Citizen s Solid Waste Advisory Committee responsible for overseeing these programs. Since the program was initiated we have had annual public meetings and have raised the price once. We have not had any significant public dissent at any meetings since the program s inception. Overall, the program has been well received by the community and has proven to be a very effective means of managing Dover s solid waste. The city no longer provides for the collection and disposal of private dumpsters.
Commercial generators pay the fees associated with the collection and disposal.
A special revenue fund was established to pay for the collection, disposal, and administrative costs associated with our residential solid waste. The fees generated by the sale of the bags and tags go into this fund as revenue. The goal is to maintain a neutral fund balance that can sustain the program, but not to build a large balance. As mentioned earlier, Dover used to produce approximately 11,000 tons per year of residential solid waste. Last year, we produced approximately 3,900 tons.