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We also distributed 2011 Guides to Recycling and brochures with information about the Twin Cities Free Market to anyone interested. There were many people interested to hear about the opportunity to give and get free stuff through the Free Market! We even worked with the city to encourage block party organizers to register their parties with the city by offering the opportunity to any registered neighborhood party that wanted a backyard compost bin to get one for free. A total of twelve compost bins were given to leaders of Roseville block parties. Registering parties helps the city to retain the information about who the energized and engaged residents are and develop stronger relationships with those residents to get community feedback and to help disseminate information on important community initiatives to neighbors through these highly engaged residents. A couple of parties raffled the bins off to party attendees; while others used them to compost the food scraps from the party. We also offered a fact sheet about making neighborhood events zero - waste. This fact sheet is available on our composting wcbsite at http:// www .makedirtnotwaste.org/�pdf/Your zero waste neighborhood event.pdf. Twin Cities Free Market Through Ramsey County funding, residents of the City of Roseville have the opportunity to exchange reusable materials via the Twin Cities Free Market (www.twinciticsfrecmarket.org). As mentioned in the 2011 year -end report, the Twin Cities Free Market is a great way for residents to give and get free, reusable items while keeping them out of the landfill or incinerator. Nearly five tons (9,716 pounds) of usable items, mostly furniture, electronics, and appliances, were spared from the landfill or incinerator by Roseville residents in 2011 because they had the Twin Cities Free Market as an alternative to disposing of these items! While 1 in 6 metro area households have used the Twin Cities Free Market, there are still many that do not know about it or have forgotten about it as an option to get rid of their reusable items. To help promote the benefits of the program, Eureka Recycling and ParkTV (St. Louis Park) created a public service announcement about the Twin Cities Free Market and its ease of use. This public service announcement was very popular and aired on CTV to Roseville residents through early 2011. 6