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Postal Customer <br />ECR-WSS <br />PRST STD <br />U.S. Postage Paid <br />St. Paul, MN <br />Permit #1962 <br />I <br />n <br />s <br />i <br />d <br />e <br />Arden Hills, MN . 55112-5734 <br />Road construction schedule <br />Karth Lake update <br />NYFS profile <br />Lexington Station moves ahead <br />Notes from the City Council <br />As a state, Minnesota values its <br />natural resources. Most everyone <br />knows that one good way to pro- <br />tect our environment is through recycling. <br />What may not be common knowledge is <br />what Arden Hills has been able to achieve. <br />We contract with Eureka for our recycling <br />efforts. <br />As a company that specializes in recy- <br />cling, it keeps detailed records on both <br />our residential and commercial efforts. <br />Here are some of the achievements we <br />have made with residential recycling in <br />2013: <br />• Last year we recycled 715 tons, or <br />about 13.75 tons per week. <br />• 78 percent of all residents take part <br />in recycling at least once per month, <br />with 53 percent recycling each week. <br />• Of our items in 2013, valid items <br />made up 99.11 percent meaning there <br />was a residual rate of only 0.89 per- <br />centy of items that had to be removed. <br />This is one of the lowest residual rates <br />in Minnesota! <br />• In 2013 we added apartments and <br />condos to the list of collection sites. <br />There are very few cities in the state <br />that do this since each site is so <br />unique. <br />So just what do our numbers mean? Many <br />models are emerging to help calculate <br />how to quantify the benefits. The most <br />recognized and standard model is the U.S. <br />Environmental Protection Agency’s Waste <br />Reduction Model (WARM). Our 2012 <br />results, which are very similar to our 2013 <br />results, were run through the model. The <br />results are: <br />• Arden Hills would have to remove <br />324 cars from the road for one year <br />to have had the same environmental <br />impact in 2012 as we did by recy- <br />cling. To achieve this, approximately <br />12 percent of Arden Hills households <br />would have to give up one car for a <br />year. <br />• Another way to quantify our recycling <br />efforts is to use the model to deter- <br />mine energy savings. Our recycling <br />efforts in 2012 saved enough energy <br />to power 80 homes for one year, or <br />about three percent of the homes in <br />Arden Hills. <br />Ramsey County has been held up as a <br />model nationally among counties that are <br />doing well at recycling. Eureka reports <br />that Arden Hills is one of the strongest <br />programs in Ramsey County. <br />In the coming months we will be imple- <br />menting improvements to the current <br />recycling program that will increase the <br />number of items that can be recycled, as <br />well as making the program more con- <br />venient. Watch future editions of Arden <br />Hills Notes, information provided by <br />Eureka, and the City’s website for the <br />upcoming changes. <br /> As you can see, our recycling efforts <br />provide substantial benefit to our environ- <br />ment. Thank you for protecting our envi- <br />ronment for current and future residents. <br />If you have specific questions on recycling <br />or reuse, you can contact the Eureka Recy- <br />cling hotline at 651 222-7678. <br />Regards, <br />David Grant <br />Mayor of Arden Hills <br />Our recycling successes in 2013 were notable <br />Ramsey County has been held up as a <br />model nationally among counties that <br />are doing well at recycling. Eureka <br />reports that Arden Hills is one of <br />the strongest programs in Ramsey <br />County.