4L, Eureka Recycling Contract Extension

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addition, Eureka Recycling has provided unique educational efforts for Arden Hills' residents including: • A comm�nity booth at the City's Celebrate Arden Hills fall festival • An ar�nual Guide to Recycling mailed to residents • Educational tagging to inform residents why a particular itern was not picked up • An infarmation hotline serviced by environmental educators to answer residents' questions and assist in finding expanded opportunities to r�cycle • Annual reports detailing the City's recycling efforts • Trucks using a 20% biodiesel blend that cuts eznissions of particulate matter, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide. Eureka Recycling also contin�.es to advance their mission of zero waste. They are currenily working with the City of St. Paul on a five-neighborhood stud� dealing wiih the feasibility of curbside coilection of compostable materials. The puzpose of the study is to discover ways through which Eureka may be able to collect organic materials for compost in the fufure. Contract Renewal Staff has met with Eureka Recycling and discussed options pertaining to the renewal oi the existin.g contract. Eureka Recycling has submitted a letter (Attachment B) slu�nmarizing recycling statistics specific to Arden Hills. Their experience has been very positive in the City, and they ha�e found that recycling rates, as well as quality of materials collected, are exfrerraely high co�npared with other communities they serve. Eureka is interested in continuing their contract with the City. The City has the optian of renewing the contract for either one or both one-year options at this tim�. The City also has tl�e option of amending the e�isting contract to extend it an additional three years. Eureka has indicated that they would be supportive of such an amendment. How�ver, given the recent volaiility o� the market it may be prudent to re�ier�v recycling trend,s in two years and negotiate an amendment to the contract at that time if the Ciiy decides io do so. Recommendatio� Staff has contacted R.W. Beck, an environmental consultant for Ramsey County, and Ramsey County's Environmental Health Department which coordinates the SCORE Grant program and handles recycling programs throughout Ramsey County. R.W, Beck callects information about recycling service providers throughout the Caunty. They have found that recycling service prices are on the rise due to the significant dip in the market in 2008 and 2009. Most recyciing service providers are inereasing fees as well as adding fuel charges to their new contracts. Companies such as Allied Waste and Waste Management City of,4rden Hills City Council Meeting for December 13, 2010 1lMeiro-inet. uslardenhillsUldmrnlCouncilL4gerrdas & Packet Informaiion12DI0112-I3-10 RegularlPacket Informationll2-13-10 - Regular Meeting - �'ureka ltecyc7ing Contract - Memo.doc Page 3 of 4