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This revenue share helps to keep the cost of the program low for the city and helps to support <br /> other environmental and waste reduction programs in the city. <br /> One of the reasons that Arden Hills was able to continue to receive revenue share even in hard <br /> economic tunes, is that the quality of the material that residents set out in the city is among the <br /> best in the state. The residual rate (amount of non-recyclable material being collected at <br /> the curb) in Arden Hills in 2009 was 0.09%. That means that less than one tenth of one <br /> percent of what residents set out at the curb is not recyclable. In programs in other cities that do <br /> not partner with Eureka Recycling that number can be as high as 10-15%. This achievement is a <br /> result of the education and outreach that Eureka Recycling and the city have done to help <br /> residents understand their program and the benefits of their participation. <br /> One of the important things that Eureka Recycling does to help inspire and inform residents <br /> about the irnportance of participating in the city's recycling program is to provide them. with <br /> information on the environmental benefits of their recycling efforts. In the first two years of our <br /> partnership with the City of Arden Hills, residents set out over 1,500 tons of material. -%hen <br /> material is recycled instead of being wasted, it saves the tremendous amount of the energy that <br /> would have been required to make new, replacement products from virgin materials. This energy <br /> saving translates into positive environmental benefits. <br /> The recycling efforts of the residents of Arden Hills in the first two years of the contract <br /> prevented over 3,840 metric tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. <br /> This positive environmental impact is the equivalent of 1.3% of residents in Arden <br /> Hills agreeing to give up driving their cars for the same two year period. <br /> Eureka Recycling and the City of Arden Hills have worked together to create a recycling <br /> program that is among the best in the state. Participation in the program is very high. The quality <br /> of the materials being collected is very high and the city is receiving revenue share back to help <br /> keep the cost of the program affordable. V e look forward to continuing our partnership together <br /> as we work toward a waste-free tomorrow. <br /> Please feel free to contact Christopher Goodwin, Eureka Recycling's director of customer <br /> relations, if you have any additional questions or need additional information. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Tim Brownell Susan Hubbard Debbie King <br /> CEO and President CSO CFO <br />