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<br />Award-winning education <br />Eureka Recycling has invested significantly in public education as an essential component <br />of recycling for over twenty years and we are prepared to apply this expertise in Arden <br />Hills to increase participation and recovery rates, Eureka Recycling strongly believes that <br />education is a crucial part of every contract we have and is always included in our bid <br />price, Our year end mailing and tagging system aren't Xeroxed copies, They are colorful, <br />thoughtful designed education tools that motivate residents to recycle more, At minimum, <br />the following is included as part of this proposal (see attached examples): <br />. a direct mailing of a calendar and sorting instructions to every resident annually <br />. our staffed recycling hotline <br />· detailed corrective/educational tags left at the curb for residents <br /> <br /> <br />Revenue sharing for Arden Hills <br />For the first time, Arden Hills will receive a revenue for the materials your community <br />recycles, In our proposal, Arden Hills shares the revenues that come from selling these <br />recyclables, Revenues for materials have been increasing for several years, For example, <br />the value of recycled paper has increased by 75-80% in the last five years, As the world's <br />resources are being used up, and as the tremendous demand for resources continues from <br />rapid development in Asia, the value for recyclables will continue to rise, The city should <br />share in these revenues, <br /> <br />Our revenue share formula is attached and is based on market values and the amount of <br />material recycled in Arden Hills, While there can never be a guarantee on commodity <br />values, in 2007, Arden Hills would have received $21,527,32 back in revenue, That <br />translates to $,70/household/month back in a revenue share, <br /> <br />What's the bottom line? The cost for collection combined with revenue share <br />The most cost-effective way for Eureka Recycling to collect recycling in a city is to spread <br />its collection days evenly across five weekdays, This maximizes the use of the additional <br />equipment (trucks) and staff (drivers) needed for collection, Because recycling in Arden <br />Hills is collected only two days a week, the cost for collection services is higher. If <br />collection were five days a week in Arden Hills, our costs to you would be <br />lower because we would be able to use our equipment and staff more efficiently. <br /> <br />The cost for weekly collection of two stream recycling with all the above described <br />educational services will be $2,95/household/month, This collection cost is a fixed <br />expense, Arden Hills will receive a revenue share, which will fluctuate with the market. <br />We have conservatively estimated that your net cost for weekly recycling will <br />be $2.25 per household per month (after revenue share and based on 2007 <br />values and quantities recycled). See attached sheet for more detaiL <br /> <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />