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January 30, 2006 TO: Municipal Recycling Coordinators in Ramsey County Other Interested Parties FROM: Norm Schiferl, Ramsey County Environmental Health Tim Pratt, City of Roseville Mary Chamberlain, R. W. Beck, Inc. Robert Craggs, R.W. Beck, Inc. Dan Krivit, Dan Krivit and Associates Attached is the Executive Summary for the City of Roseville's Recycling Pilot Program. This document is the result of a collaborative effort between the City of Roseville, Ramsey County, and the project team of R. W. Beck, Inc. and Dan Krivit and Associates (consultants for Ramsey County). The link for the full summary report is: http://www.ei.roseville.mn.us/info/reevele/report. City's pilot study was unique in that it not only compared single - stream to dual- stream recyclable materials collection methods, it also compared other program variables to the City's current dual- stream collection program. The comparisons between collection methods included data collected from recyclable materials composition sorting events. Actual materials collected from each pilot route were sampled and sorted (before and during the pilot) to offer the most accurate depiction of residents' behavior when changes were made to their recycling program. We hope this report will benefit other municipalities, not only in Ramsey County, but also throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area and elsewhere in Minnesota. As more and more communities are faced with the decision of making changes to their recyclable materials collection programs, this study (along with others referenced in this report) may provide information and insight to the possible benefits and drawbacks of changing collection methods. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: Norm Schiferl (651) 993 -4450 norm. s chiferlAco.rams ey. mn. us Tim Pratt (651) 992 -9029 tim.prat.ci.roseville.mn.us