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Message - - - -- original Message---- - From: Mayor John Kysylyczyn [mailto.-johnk@usfamily.net] Seat: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:24 PM To me Cc: city.cou ncil ci. roseville, m n. us Subject: : recycling contract Page I of 2 Judy, We could get you in touch with approximately 200,000 or more users of the program in our part of the Twin cities. They would have used the program for a year or more, which is longer than you would get with any pilot program. We are talking about people that live in neighborhoods just like ours. I did contact regular homeowners that I saw out in their front yards in these communities to gather the information I have on this issue. These were people I did net personally know. They fulfy supported single -sort. I don't just read brochures, I spent at least 12 hours gathering information on the issue. I have spent more time gathering information on this issue than the other 4 council members combined. We are already in a contract with Waste Management for recycling pickup and that will not change. The length proposed for this contract would only be 6 months longer than our current contract. With a Roseville pilot program, it is doubtful that any of your friends or neighbors would have tried it because the pilot area would be small. The only exception is if your neighborhood was the area selected. The crux of the issue is `What will we discover that we cannot gather from the other 20 cities that use this system ?" Doing a pilot test for the sake of doing a test only wastes time and money. That is what we would be doing here. It is great to hear that you could easily fi l I up a 190 g a I Ion Gan. In other cities, most only need one go gallon container. I called Waste Management today and they stated that many people have two cams and it does not cost there one penny more. If you need a second can, or want two smaller cans, all you have to do is call them and it will be taken care of, no additional charge. The goal is to get all recycl ables in the can if it is physically possible. With your 3x3 bundles, Waste Management told me that there is absolutely no problem. They even told me that some of their drivers are skilled enough to use the robotic arm to grab the bundle and throw it into the truck. The only difference between the current two -sort and single -sort is that you get a better can, and you get an increase in the amount of tonnage that is recycled in the community. This is-- proven, and accomplishes our recycling goals in Roseville. ' Does this answer your questions? I would be happy to answer any additional questions. Thanks, Mayor John Kysyiyczyn 3083 Victoria street Roseville, MIN 55 113 Home Office: 651-484-1384 Cell; 651 -398 -5337 -----Original Message From: [ma I Ito: Sentr. Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:49 PIVI 9/18/2003