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should be more convenient MWdf�y Complexes Roseville is not providing recycling service to most apartment condo and townhome resi- dents owners can contract word activate cempanyif they washy but only went a third do. Rosevillehasoffitiooallyreatedapart - menq condos and townhomes differently than houses. But the State and Ramsey County include these num family complexes in then recycling requirem®m fhr cities Additionally Roseville has been charging multi family complex owners the Cites recycling fee while not providing any service Recmmamdatim: Committee members believe the City should meet its goal to improve recycling efforts in Roseville by including all apartm ent condo and townhome complexes in the City 's pro- gram. To ease the transition the committee suggests this expansion Id ephased in adding condo aand towohomes fix with apartments to follow. And that complexes not be charged will they receive service Residmfial Curbside Recycbng Committee members found _ _ two m ways to do that based on resident needs: collect recycling more often roTop better biv Residents. roeyedowed that bins be larger, wheeled covered orjust more of the torrent bins. An intriguing program of potting all recycling into a single wheeled cart is just stating here in Minnesota While the program shows great potenhat there we some significant drawbacks that must be overcome Singiestteamrecy- cling processing has ahigher rate of material that is damaged and an the recycled (filed residually This can result in less material that is actually recycled into newpaper, cars orjars even though more material may be collected. Rm rmamdatim The committee b efieves Boseville should do all it can to meet its enviromo ®tal goal to can prove the City 's recycling efforts. However the committee could not reach a consensus whether the City should continue word the our rent system while expanding and enhancing public education condo agns, switch to every week collection or should pro ceed word single stem recycling collection Alistofthemos and coos of each system is included in the for report and Appendix B. Members wish to leave itto the Councilor a fume committeeto decide Yard Waste Minnesota banned puffing yard waste in word your garbage effectivelanoary 1, 1990. In response to the ban Roseville required all licensed garb age haulers to offer separateyard wasteand /orbrosh collection Most Roseville residents surveyed mulch their grass and don thavem dispose ofit Twenty percent compostyard waste in their back yard 20% arraogea special pickoP with then gar bagehanlerand 14% tweitm slice County mpostsrte Ra rmamdaeme This system is working well and the committee recommends the City cootiwe requiting garbage hailers offer yard waste pickup, while enhanmg and expanding education campaigns to residents went the benefits of low make notice lawn are mulching and composting