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INCENTIVES AND FUNDS The only direct monetary incentive a residentiai household _ currently has is to save a sufficient quantity of recyclables to warrant a trip to a nearby recycling center or its equivalent. - From a cost to benefit viewpoint, old newspapers and beverage cans are about the only items that can readily be converted to cash by an individual. � By subscribing to one newspaper seven days a week, the average � residential househald can accvmulate approximately 250 to 300 pounds of newsprint {no telephone boaks or magazines) over a s.ix ` mon�h period. At the current price of $15/ton fo� newspzint, _ this amounts to $3.75 to $4.50 per year. Beverage cans may be converted to cash most conveniently by depositing them in a"cash for can" machine, usually l.ocated � inside or in the parking lot of a large, twenty-four hour re�.ail ,� grocery store. Ot particular interest concerning these cash for cans machines is that the smaller variety located inside the - store accept only aluminum cans, while the large size machine located in the parking lot will accept both aJ.umint�m and steel " beverage cans. _ The 'aJ.uminum cans only' machine currently offe'rs one cent for �, every twd cans plus one select grocery item discount caupon for every six cans deposited. The aluminum/steel ]aeverage can macha.ne currently offex's five cents for every ten cans. Both _ types of machines accept either 12 az. or 15 oz. uncrushed cans. During the second quarter of this year, an average of 6d0,OQ0 cans/month were processed through three Twin City area machines - accepting both aluminum and steel beverage cans. Incentives for community groups such as the Scouts and Church ,� School organizations can be enhanced by coordinating th� efforts in�.o one program. For example, in 5hakopee three such groups complement one another's efforts by curbside collection of ` n�wsprint, glass, and beverage cans on a regularly scheduled basis. Several benefits are realized as a zesult of the program. The groups rECeive cash for the �ecyclables, plus a grant from the State Department of Energy and Economic Developmeni to - organize their eftorts to recycle on the same day and finance a test concerning various curbside containers for recyclables. The city received a Metropolitan Council rebate for recycling � expenses and reducing the amaunt of unprocessed waste sent to a landf il�. 18 � � �