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ussIoUIs to redonerast toa}�tegh innovative resoceaagement and to read waste=free toorrov by denstrating tf�at gas#e is prvetabe, notevitab ey July 30, 2010 Meagan Beekman Arden Hills City Hall 1245 1%est Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 T Dear M eagan: Thank you for taking the time to meet with me last week. I appreciated our discussion about the partnership we have built over the last two and a half years. Eureka Recycling would be very much in favor of continuing the partnership we have started with the City of Arden Hills and its residents by extending our recycling collection services contract. In the first year of our contract, the participation rate of residents in the city's recycling ro p gram was 72%. In 2009, participation in the program rose to 82%, one of the highest rates in the Twin Cities! One of the reasons for this increase in participation is the amount of communication Eureka Recycling has with residents. Since March 2008, when our partnership began, Eureka Recycling has been reaching out to city residents to educate them about their recycling program and provide them with accurate and inspiring messages about how their participation benefits the environment and the city. V e have had over 340 conversations with Arden Hills residents through our zero- waste hotline. In addition to the annual guide to recycling that we mail each December to every household in the city, we have received requests from residents for an additional 45 pieces of educational information. Our recycling collection drivers have left over 5,500 educational tags right in residents' recycling bins to help educate them directly about how to sort their materials and about what is recyclable in Arden Hill's recycling program. For residents who do not use recycling bins, we mailed over 100 postcards to those who needed additional information about participating in the recycling program. This direct education is the most efficient and cost effective way to help residents fully understand their recycling program. Eureka Recycling was the first organization in the state to offer each city we serve a share of the revenue made from the sale of recyclable material set out by city residents. Even in the difficult economic.times experienced in the last few years, Arden Hills received revenue back from the sale of material. In the very difficult year of 2009, Arden Hills received$3,325 in revenue share. Since the beginning of our contract, the city has received over $30,000 in revenue share. 2828 Kennedy Street NE Minneapolis,MN 55413 (651)222-7678 Fax(612)623-3277 www.eurekarecycling.org Eureka Recycling is an affirmative action,equal opportunity employer.it is our policy to hire without discrimination based on race,creed,religion,sex,color,national origin, sexual or affectional orientation,ancestry,familial status,age,disability,marital status or status with regard to public assistance. Printed with soy-based ink by a Minnesota Great Printer on 100%postconsumer recycled paper that was processed without the use of chlorine.