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Roseville >Gretchen, >My information states that there is absolutely no difference in waste >between the two systems. Also I have been informed that the majority >of the waste consists of items that should have never been placed in the >recycle bin in the first place. claims that 30% is thrown out with > single sort is hogwash. Interestingly enough, flyers raking these >claims have been unsigned and do not have a phone number or address. >Any recycling vender is an exclusive vendor in that we sign a.cuntract >wi th one company, and they carry out the service for the contracted > t i me . At the end of the contract we either retain then or get someone else. >The reason we have them buy the-carts ;�prsus us buying them is so we can >easily switch providers. >The claim that you need two competing bids in order to purchase > someehing works fire provided that the service is offered by multiple >companies, or that the service or item is not copyrighted or patented. >Thi s is not always >the case. There is absolutely no problem with signing a contract for a >ser -vice that does not have a direct competitor at the moment. We >simply base the value of the service off of similar options and make a. >j udgment call. If we tabled every bid for a service that did not have >a competitor, then you would have no water, sewer, or about a dozen or >more items that you probably would not want to do without. >I don't know where you have received your information, but I would Challenge the source and demand proof to back up their claims. >Thanks , >Mayor John Kysylyczyn >3083 Victoria Street >Roseville, ITT 55113 > a ohnk @us f ami ly . ne t >Home office: 651 - 484 -1384 >Cell r 651 - 393 -5337 >----- original Message---- - >From: Gretchen Asmusse >Sent: Wednesday, September >To : Mayor John Kysyl yc zyn >Cc: craig0456 @attbi.com; tom.kough @ci.roseville,mn_us; >dmaschka @gwest.netf gregoryschroedex @comcast.net; > city .council @ci.roseville _ mn -us >Subject: RE: dissapprove single sort >Dear Mayor: >In keeping with your request for the basis of my opinion, allow me to >be more specific about why I am opposed to changing the current >Roseville recycling program to a single sort system >As I understand it in the single stream recycling program more of the > wasto is excluded from recycling whereas in the current arrangement of >two sort system only about 5% is lo8t. So, effecien.cy of recyclying is >one element that ought to be considered. If the single sort program >cannot bast the current program then it should be rejected _ > ry >As I understand it, only one company, waste management{ is offering to >become an exclusive vendor of single sort recycling to the City of >Roseville. Good business would suggest that a competing vendor be >found. Standard business bidding practices require at least two > competing bids. Without competing bids the city council should table >the matter. 0)