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AGENDA ITEM –1C material recovery facility(MRF)to be able to process materials from asingle stream method. Cities throughout the Twin Cities metro area, Minnesota and the country are continuing to make the transition tosingle stream recycling collection.Single stream recycling improves convenience toresidentsand therefore, increasesrecycling rates and participation. The net result is an increase in the overall amount of materials recycled. Transition to Single Stream Staff has prepared two options for the Council to consider for implementing asingle streamrecycling collectionsystem. Option 1 Transition the City’s recycling program to single streamcollectionwhile continuing to use the recycling bins that are currently being used by City residents. Other than moving to the single streammethod and adding additional plastics,no other services provided by the recycling contract or the recycling program would be changed. There would be no impact to the cost, frequency of pickup, or route changes during the initial transition to single stream collection. Before any official changes to the program take place the City and Eureka would provide educational materials to residentsto ensure correct collection procedures. Once thetransitionto single stream collection has been made,the City would then begindiscussions on how to most effectivelyswitch the program from recycling bins to recycling carts.Anew contract couldbe negotiated for the services needed for a single stream collection system with the use of carts.TheCity would decide if theyshould own the recycling carts or if the contractor should own the carts.In either case, the contractor could be tasked with managing the cartsand other tasks that include;conducting the cart roll-outand cart storage, inventory,repairs, and replacements. The City would also need to consider the frequency of collection, types and sizes of carts, cart distribution,impacts to revenue share and recycling and processing feesand other value added services such as multifamily recycling, public education and organics collection. Option 2 Delay the transition from dual stream to single stream collection until a new contract is negotiated between the City and arecycling contractor.At that time, the City would need to determine if the recycling cartsshould be purchased by the City or the contractor.The City would also need to consider the frequency of City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for April 21, 2014 P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2014\Single Stream\Memos_Reports_Single Stream Page 2of 3