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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION –APRIL 21, 20144 <br />Mr. Goodwin <br />reported that Eureka doeshave the ability at their plant to collect and manage <br />single stream recycling. He indicated that the City could move to carts at a later time. He <br />discussed the education process that needsto take place in order to move from dual to single <br />stream. <br />Councilmember Werner <br />questioned if the fees for recycling would increase if the City changed <br />to single stream. <br />Mr. Goodwin <br />stated that there couldbe a slight increasein the processing fees, but noted that <br />participation wouldlikelyincrease greatly, which would increase the amount of revenue share. <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />inquired if the City had to move to carts. <br />Mr. Goodwin <br />commented that the carts were easy and had a great deal of capacity. He noted that <br />there were smaller carts available for residents. He reportedthatthe carts were more efficient for <br />the drivers. <br />Further discussion ensued regarding the options available for recycling bins and pickup. <br />Councilmember Holden <br />was in favor of the Council selectingOption #1, maintaining the use of <br />the existing binswith staff completing the competitive bid processor RFPfor single stream <br />recycling between now and March 2015. <br />There was Council consensus to direct staff to proceed in this manner. <br />