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Concerns You RecydeR Wnlle the ate ofrecycling has stag nated tMoughout Minnesota the rate of garbage generation has increased Statewide each ers 97% person generated 1.14 tons of garbage in 2000 up Rom 093 tons 2% in1993. A 1999 study shows that 35 percent of our garbage by Fha ottles 91% weight is paper and 26 percent organic material such as food 91% scraps much of which could be recycled or composted Itap- d 87% pears Roseville residents could be doing a better job recycling s 78% paper . The 2002 survey ofSosevtlle residents shows almostall l 63% Car se who recycle put out newspapers. Approximately 90 1 percent set out tooil and beverage cans, glass bottles and jars, cardboard and plastic bottles Mile eighty percent set out magazines and only 63 percent set out junk mail Households with older residents typically have a lower volume of recycling because Here are fewer people than in homes with families. However we do not know if per household volume of recycling will decrease as Roseville 's population continues to age The survey also suggests Here may be a problem with storage of recycling. Fifty four percent of residents said the 18 gallon bins did not meet their needs. When Car se residents were asked what would make it better, 66 percent said make it larger, 61% said make it wheeled and 34% said make it covered In the to cus group of homeowners one resident admitted he do es not recycle glass simply because he does not have the to on in his garage for storage When offered a second blue bin, he declined saying he did not have additional surface area in his garage to store the second run Roseville allows residents who request an additional bin to pick one up for free at City Hall A number of residents use multiple bins to ease their sitting. Typically they put containers in one bin and paper products in He other . The bins can be retrofitted to add wheels and covers, but containers cannot be made much bigger before running into conflict with OSHA regulations. An additional problem is that a few years back Roseville ordered a bad batch of bins (see photo at left). They are substandard and have a much higher rate of cracking and breaking than the current bins. The new bins are guaranteed to last at least 5 years. Roseville replaces one to two of the old bins every week Extra Recycling When residents call the City wondering what to do with recycling that they don't wish to keep in their house unN He next collection day the residents are refor ed to Vasko Sees dug at 309 Como Avenue in St Paul. Vasko is a private company that works in conjunction with St Paul s Eureka Recycling (formerly the Neighborhood Energy Consortium) to operate a free drop off site for recyclables. Generally the calls to Roseville 's Recycling Coordinator about this are from 59