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7) Number of household that participate in our recycling? Between 65% and 70% of households set out material on any given collection day. Between 78% and 90% of households participate in the recycling program at some time during the year. 8) What is the current rate charged residents for recycling per month? ($1.95 per household per year? or $2.14 per household per year? or what?) How is this rate calculated? The current rates are: $5.70 per quarter for single family homesi and $3.15 per quarter for each unit in multi-family housing. The rates are set to recoup the costs incurred for curbside recycling pickup and processing, along with any supplies or administrative costs that might be incurred by the City. Except for approximately $60,000 in SCORE grant funding from the County, the rates provide full funding for the City's solid waste recycling program. 9) Does the city add any charges or fees to this current rate? The City does incur some administrative costs for managing a solid waste recycling program. The costs are approximately $19,000 annually, which are recouped through the rates. This includes the purchase of the recycling bins ($5,000), printing of informational materials ($3,OOO), and general administrative and insurance costs ($11,000). 10) Does the recycle company charge a different rate? The recycling company currently charges the City a rate of $2.14 per household per month for curbside collection. On a quarterly basis, this is $6.42. 11) Does the City subsidize (use Score funds to lower) this rate? The recycling program is fully funded by SCORE grant monies from the County, and the recycling fees charged to residents. No other city funds are used_ for this program. 12) Has anyone figured out the cost of garbage truck damage to our streets? If so please provide. There is continuing debate in the Public Works field as to how best to quantify the wear garbage trucks do to streets. 13) Has anyone figured out the amount of pollutants that garbage trucks put into the atmosphere? Without conducting emissions testing it's next to impossible to quantify the amount of pollutants anyone truck that services Roseville is putting into the atmosphere. Currently licensed vehicles could be emitting up to 500 parts per million of sulfur. We have not been made aware of any of the currently licensed garbage haulers using low sulfur diesel or biodiesel fuels_ Although we do know of at least one recycling company using biodiesel fuel. Using low sulf~r fuel, which includes biodiesel, can reduce sulfur emissions to less than 15 parts per million. Also of note, in 2007 all new diesel trucks will have to meet very low particle emission standards. Current vehicles can be retrofitted with the same technology. We are not aware of any current garbage haulers that are retrofitting their fleets with this available technology.