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AGENDA ITEM –1C <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: <br />April21, 2014 <br />TO: <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: <br />Ryan Streff, City Planner <br />SUBJECT: <br />Single Stream Recycling <br />Action Requested <br />Provide direction on the transition to single stream recycling. <br />Background <br />The Cityof Arden Hills has contracted for curbside recycling service since 1992 for <br />single family, duplex, triplex and fourplex residentialdwelling units. Currently the City <br />utilizes a dual streamcollection process that requires residents to separate recyclables <br />into two groups of materials: 1) all food and beverage containers; and 2) all paper and <br />fiber products. <br />Eureka Recycling has submitted a request to change the collection methodfrom dual <br />stream to single streamcollection.The change to single stream would also include the <br />expansion of recyclable plastic food packaging containers (#4 and #5) to be collected <br />including; <br />Tubs and bowls such as yogurt, butter and producecontainers; <br />Transparent deli and “to go” containers <br />Currently Eureka only targetsplastic bottles types #1 and #2 in Arden Hills. <br />Single stream collection allowsthe comingling of recyclable materialsinto one container. <br />However, before thetransition to single stream can take place,the recycling contract <br />requires that written approval be obtained from the City.Eureka Recycling is currently <br />transitioning several communities they serve to single stream recyclingincluding <br />Lauderdale, Roseville, St. Pauland White Bear Lake. Eureka recently converted their <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for April 21, 2014 <br />P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2014\Single Stream\Memos_Reports_Single Stream <br />Page 1of 3 <br />