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materials) new end products that would • Experience with Zero Waste events lead to collection of additional • Environmentally Preferred Purchasing material EPP Rewards for adding value Members reviewed, both individually and corporately, the list and determined those items needing further clarification and /or combined with another category. Discussions included intent of those values and overall benefits; environmental issues versus efficiencies of the program; preference that products entering the recycling stream become useful products at the end of the process; route efficiencies and frequency; need to establish a threshold for the RFP while allowing for flexibility and creativity among vendors; and keeping those options open for the benefit of the City and its residents. Further discussion included the Commission's interest in collection of compost by vendors on bicycles; range of materials; collection criteria; environmental benefits; convenience of collection; service to businesses and multi -unit properties; separation of colored glass; need for the City Hall Campus and City - owned and/or operated facilities to initiate EPP; considerable interest of members in the ongoing educational aspects of a program for residents; knowledge of end markets by large and small vendors and closing the loop for sustainability; following the market of Roseville's recycled materials as part of the best value process; and how to determine the success of the recycling program based on participation by residents. Additional discussion included business models of hauling companies as opposed to recycling companies; marketing as a goal of environmental stewardship; additional information needed from staff for review by the members to facilitate their desire to recommend and encourage the City Council to consider adopting a policy for implementing an EPP program in order to put value on the City's recycling program; identification by individual vendors of who they market materials to and whether the end use is sustainable or only a one -time re -use and points weighted according to how often materials can be recycled. Further discussion ensued related to the need to pare the list to ensure it was not so detailed that it didn't address those significant items or become too complicated; environmental benefits of local or metropolitan area companies for curb -side pick -up as well as delivery of materials to their respective markets; with members paring the list and renaming categories of importance, based on a 100 point scale. Items considered were short-and long -term benefits of various functions; reiterating the benefits of education and outreach on an ongoing basis for the public to fully participate in any recycling program; recognition of ever - improving technologies and building that flexibility the program and subsequent Page 2 of 2