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collected co-mingled. Thus the more sorting done by the home owner, the greater the profit rate on the sale <br />of material. <br />Cities such as Minneapolis that rely on revenue sharing money stay with source separated collection in order <br />to nnaximize their profits. Other cities such as Minnetonka and Plymouth strike a balance between profits <br />and convenience to zesidents by using a two-stream system. Residents have to do less work, but the cities <br />receive a lower profit rate. <br />Where the Money Goes <br />Where the pro�ts go depends on the city. For instance a portion of Minneapolzs' profit sharing is used to <br />offset costs in other portions of the city's budget such as the free drop off of large appliances voucher <br />program. Cities sach as Plymouth use the profits to reduce the direct cost to residents for recycling <br />collectian. <br />Profit sharing may not always be in the form of cash. Under Fridley's ag:reement, the Contractor puis the <br />money into an account. The City uses funds from the account to purchase services from the Cant�'actor such <br />as an appliance drop off day. <br />40 <br />