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This revenue gives the city the resources to continue to do zero -waste events, support the citywide clean -up events, continue to support compost ng in the city, and offer other additional engagement and education opportunities none of which would have been possible if the recycling collector kept all of the value to themselves. In 2011, the City of Roseville enjoyed its highest revenue share since the program began in 2006, with an increase of 65% over 2010 revenues. This gives the city an opportunity to invest in recycling and additional zero -waste initiatives to draw closer to zero waste. The financial benefits from Roseville's recycling program can be used to benefit the community even more. Eureka Recycling shares the city's belief that the revenue received from the sale of the material collected in Roseville should be shared back with the city. This will provide revenue to use locally to maintain the low cost of the program for residents and to support other waste reduction efforts of the city and its residents. More than $11.00 per household was shared back with the city in 2011. Please see the "Next Steps in 2012" section of the report for Eureka Recycling's recommendations on ways to engage residents even more. The two -sort system consistently results in higher quality materials that are in high demand in the markets, and thus have a higher value. Keeping paper and cardboard separate from bottles and cans helps keep the glass and plastic from getting into the paper, which increases the quality of the paper. This ensures that what residents put out to recycle is actually getting recycled to its highest value, resulting in less resources and energy used to make products out of virgin materials. Recycling the high quality paper that comes from Roseville residents back into high quality paper allows that paper to be recycled more times than if it was recycled into lower quality paper. Making newspaper back into newspaper is much better for the environment, and leads to higher revenue back to the city. The materials that Roseville residents set out each week are valuable. It required tons of natural resources, a great deal of energy, and hours of labor to produce, and much of that value still remains in the items after they are used. Recycling captures that value and renews it. This material is highly sought after by manufacturers who want to make new products out of it. That market for material generates billions of dollars each year in the United States alone. 3. The environmental benefits of Roseville's zero -waste recycling program are significant. Steady recycling in Roseville equals continued environmental benefits. Another important component of Roseville's zero -waste recycling program is that these environmental benefits are 2006 Rev 2007 Rev 2008 Rev 2009 Rev 2010 Rev 2011 Rev 1st Quarter $21,165.32 $22,749.81 $33,159.16 $859.83 $21,111.03 $38,554.41 2nd Quarter $23,403.59 $27,992.48 $39,090.85 $4,810.17 $28,141.61 $50,099.29 3rd Quarter $19,483.86 $30,002.00 $47,928.25 $8,587.23 $23,044.87 $47,235.78 4th Quarter $22,661.14 $343551.08 $143170.61 $153946.38 $323448.84 $363455.29 Total 1 $86,713.91 1$115,295.371$134,348.871$30,203.611$104,746.351 $172,344.77 Eureka Recycling shares the city's belief that the revenue received from the sale of the material collected in Roseville should be shared back with the city. This will provide revenue to use locally to maintain the low cost of the program for residents and to support other waste reduction efforts of the city and its residents. More than $11.00 per household was shared back with the city in 2011. Please see the "Next Steps in 2012" section of the report for Eureka Recycling's recommendations on ways to engage residents even more. The two -sort system consistently results in higher quality materials that are in high demand in the markets, and thus have a higher value. Keeping paper and cardboard separate from bottles and cans helps keep the glass and plastic from getting into the paper, which increases the quality of the paper. This ensures that what residents put out to recycle is actually getting recycled to its highest value, resulting in less resources and energy used to make products out of virgin materials. Recycling the high quality paper that comes from Roseville residents back into high quality paper allows that paper to be recycled more times than if it was recycled into lower quality paper. Making newspaper back into newspaper is much better for the environment, and leads to higher revenue back to the city. The materials that Roseville residents set out each week are valuable. It required tons of natural resources, a great deal of energy, and hours of labor to produce, and much of that value still remains in the items after they are used. Recycling captures that value and renews it. This material is highly sought after by manufacturers who want to make new products out of it. That market for material generates billions of dollars each year in the United States alone. 3. The environmental benefits of Roseville's zero -waste recycling program are significant. Steady recycling in Roseville equals continued environmental benefits. Another important component of Roseville's zero -waste recycling program is that these environmental benefits are