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City of Roseville Outreach and Education Summary 2011 Community engagement and education are important elements of a zero -waste recycling program. In 2011, Eureka Recycling and the City of Roseville expanded outreach to many events to bring a zero -waste message to residents of Roseville. Together, we continued to support the efforts of the city of Roseville to make city events zero -waste. This was the second year we distributed recycling bins and educational material at Night to Unite parties. The Living Smarter Fair, Wild Rice Festival, and Earth Day celebration were also successful events in bringing attention to zero -waste issues to the residents of Roseville while diverting over 450 pounds of discards from the waste stream. That means that over 96% of the material discarded at these events was either recycled into new products or composted and turned into soil. This effort and success continues to show the City of Roseville's leadership in its commitment to zero waste and sustainability. Roseville residents continue to participate in their zero -waste recycling program at rates that are among the highest in the state. In 2011, we continued to educate residents about the curbside zero -waste recycling program and the benefits of reducing waste; recognizing that there is more to waste reduction than just recycling. Zero -Waste Hotline In 2011, Eureka Recycling's hotline staff had 330 conversations with Roseville residents who live in single- family homes (or duplexes) about their zero -waste recycling program. Hotline staff also answered 81 calls from apartment and townhouse building contacts and residents participating in the zero -waste recycling program and had questions unique to their program. Eureka Recycling worked with these residents and building staff to help them manage their multi - family recycling set -ups, add carts or collection days, provide them with education materials for their residents, and help improve their service in many other ways. otline Calls 09 2010 Curbside Calls 425 540 480 410 330 Multi - family Call 49 78 35 74 81 Total Calls 474 618 515 484 411 equests for rinted Materials Curbsidel 41 74 21 43 47 Requests for Printed Education Materials Throughout the year, Eureka Recycling mailed specific curbside recycling schedules, sorting information, and clothes and linens stickers to 47 Roseville residents in response to their questions and calls.