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The County has limited regulatory power to manage waste and instead must rely on cooperation from garbage haulers to meet those goals. That has been difficult because at times the County's goals are in conflict with the haulers competitive pressures to hold down cost. Additionally the City Council adopted a set of environmental goals in 1992. The goals were based on recommendations in the Vista 2000 report. Vista 2000 was set up by the City Council to bring together citizens, city officials, and business, education, and civic groups to create a vision for Roseville's future. The environmental goals adopted by the Council are: � Identify and solve local pollution problems through clean up, mitigation and prevention. � Continue the emphasis on waste reduction and the improvement of the community's recycling efforts. � Continue the emphasis on strong programs which develop environmental awareness in all of our citizenry. Residents' Concerns Roseville residents surveyed in 2002 are pleased with their garbage service. Sixty-three percent rated it excellent and 33% rated it good. Seventy-nine percent said the rates seem fair for the service provided; 16% said the rates were too high for the service provided. While there are a number of components to waste collection and disposal, many Roseville residents say Rate Your Garbage Service Excellent Good Fair 63% 33% 4% they are most concerned about the price they pay. � Poor 1% Thirty-two percent of residents surveyed said they chose their current hauler because the company offered a low introductory price. Another 18% said they chose their hauler because the company offered the lowest long-term price. There was no indication they associate the State's or the County's tax with the price they pay for garbage collection service. But not all residents are paying attention to the bottom line. Twenty-nine percent of homeowners said they chose their hauler because it was the same as their neighbors. Four percent said they simply continued service with the same hauler used by the previous owner. Twenty-three percent picked a hauler based on the service offered (Note: those surveyed could choose more than one answer). When asked if they were concerned about the effect garbage trucks have on air pollution, noise pollution, neighborhood appearance, street maintenance and safety, 63% said they were not concerned about any of those. What happens to their garbage was of more interest to residents. Thirty-two percent said they were very concerned where their garbage goes, 48% were somewhat concerned and 20% were not very concerned. And 90% said they would prefer their garbage goes to a recovery facility instead of a landfill. 35