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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 38W is thrown out with > single sort is hogwash. Interestingly enough, flyers making 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 contract >with one company, and they carry out the service for the contracted >time. At the end of the contract, we either retain them or get someone else. >The reason we have them buy the carts - versus us buying them is so we can >easily switch providers. >The claim that you need two competing bids in order to purchase >something works fine provided that the service is offered by multiple >companies, or that the service or item is not copyrighted or patented. >This is not always >the case. There is absolutely no problem with signing a contract for a > service 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 >judgment 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 ]snow 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, Nair 58113 >johnk@usfamily.net >Home Office: 651- 484 -1384 >Cell: 651- 398 - -533' > UY, > - - - -- original Message---- - >From: Gretchen Asmusse >Sent: Wednesday, September >To: Mayor John Kysylyczyn >Cc: craig0456 @attbi.com; tom.kough @ci.roseville.mn.us+ >dmaschka @gwest.net; gregoryschroader@comcast.net; > city .council @ci.roseville.mn.us >Sub j ect : 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 > waste is excluded from recycling whereas in the current arrangement of >two sort system only about 5% is lost. So, effeciency of recyclying is >one element that ought to be considered. If the single sort program >cannot best the current program then it should be rejected. >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 world 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. 2