TPDES Stormwater Annual Report FY2022 TPDES Stormwater Annual Report FY2022 | Seite 15

The City of Arlington ’ s automated cart recycling program replaced the previous open bin recycling program in June 2013 . The recycling carts are equipped with a lid to reduce the incidence of wind-blown litter that could potentially pollute streets and water drainage systems . In FY22 , with continued implementation and use of the cart system , approximately 45,630,000 pounds ( 22,815 tons ) of recyclable material was collected .

The City of Arlington Solid Waste & Recycling Division also offers leaf recycling drop off locations throughout the city from November through February of each year . Arlington residents may bring bagged leaves to one of five collection sites for leaf recycling . Arlington residents may also take advantage of the Landfill Coupon Program , a free program in which residents may bring tree limbs , leaves , brush , or large bulky items from their homes directly to the landfill for recycling and / or disposal .

Recycling activities for this reporting period are listed below :

Activity Collected Amount ( tons )

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Roadways

The City of Arlington operates and maintains public streets and roads in a manner to minimize the discharge of pollutants to the MS4 , including those pollutants related to deicing and / or sanding activities . The program includes street sweeping activities ( previously described ), spill response ( hazardous and non-hazardous materials to roads and streets ) and deicing and / or sanding activities .

The City spill response program is explained in more detailed under MCM 3 : Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination , Section VIII : Spill Prevention and Response .

In times of inclement weather , the city may deploy sanding and / or deicing crews . The city experienced approximately two ( 2 ) events during the reporting period that necessitated a severe weather response totaling $ 108,975 in labor costs . The following amount of material was deployed during the one event :

Street sweeping recovers deicing material after storm events . The recovered material contains an unknown amount of sediment and debris that were present on streets before deicing . Actual recovery rates of the deicing material vary depending on weather conditions .

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