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Residential curbside recycling History/Trends: Roseville has contracted for curbside recycling of single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and four- � "�,� � plexes since July 1987. Super Cycle was the contractor from the �� ,_ �� , ,'�"` program's inception unti l January 1 9 9 9. Since t hen t he City has :-� - - -- contracted with Waste Management. �"��`� �;�� Roseville's curbside recycling program began in July 1987 with � ;,,R ;_�,,�� _ once a month pickup of newspapers, cans, bottles and corrugated � �_� �,�� cardboard. In January 1991 magazines and two types of plastics �� (HDPE and PETE) were added. The curbside recycling program was once a month pickup from July 1987 through July 1988. From August 1988 through December 1996 it was two pickups per month. Since January 1997 pickup has been every other week. In January 1999 boxboard, junk mail, phone boolcs and books were added. At the same time the sorting guidelines were simplified. Residents are only required to sort recyclables into two categories: paper products and containers. Despite these changes of more frequent collection and simplified sorting, ton- nages collected and the number of participating households has remained relatively stagnant since 1992. Annual set out rates in the past ten years have averaged between 54 and 68 percent with no pattern of growth. Recycling tonnages have been between 2,500 and 3,000 since 1992 with no pattern of continuing growth. Informing Residents Roseville provides information to residents about how to use the curbside recycling program in a number of formats. Articles on waste reduction and recycling have been included in every edition of the "Roseville Wrap" bi-monthly resident newsletter since June 2001. Information is also included in New Resident packets, on the City's website, on the City's cable channel and in brochures and fliers available at City facilities. In a 2002 survey of Roseville residents 74 percent said they get information on recycling from the "Roseville Wrap," 26 percent get information from Waste Management, 21 percent from newspa- pers, 19 percent from friends and neighbors, six percent from New Resident Packets, four percent from the City's website, and three percent from City Staff. Residents in a focus group of homeowners said they would like additional information about recycling. Many said it was because they were not sure what is and is not acceptable in the curbside recycling program. This prompted staff to put additional information in the Roseville Wrap newsletter to meet these residents' needs. Roseville used to have volunteers that would put up yard signs to remind their neighbors when to put out their recycling (see photo above). In 1999, the City surveyed sign volunteers and found that most were not using the signs so the program was discontinued. Cost Roseville pays Waste Management $2.05 per household per month ($19,003.50) for collection. 57