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City of Roseville <br />Recycling Pilot Program Summary <br />Overview <br />The City of Roseville, Minnesota (City) conducted a pilot study in 2004 to help refine <br />its curbside recycling program to capture more recyclable material. The pilot analyzed <br />the impacts that various collection methods have on the quantity and quality of <br />residential recyclable materials collected curbside, as well as impacts on customer <br />participation. <br />The project team of R. W. Beck, Inc. and Dan Krivit and Associates (Project Team) <br />was retained by Ramsey County (County) to assist the City with this pilot project. <br />The Project Team has been providing recycling technical assistance to County <br />municipalities since 2000. The County authorized the Project Team to consult with <br />the City on this pilot project to: <br />• Assist with the design of the pilot; <br />• Conduct a recyclable materials composition assessment; <br />• Analyze the results of the field evaluation; and <br />• Produce a final recycling pilot project summary based on all available data and <br />project reports produced by City staff, County staff, and the Project Team. <br />Directed by City staff, the pilot study included field tests of different strategies for <br />providing curbside recycling collection services, analysis of data gathered from <br />recyclable material composition sorts, a survey of residents before and after the pilot, <br />gathering of set -out and participation data, and an examination of contamination <br />issues. Waste Management, Inc., the existing City recycling contractor, conducted the <br />collection operations of the pilot project. <br />This report describes the background, design, methodology, results and conclusions of <br />the study. <br />Background <br />The City of Roseville is an inner ring suburb of St. Paul with a population of about <br />34,000. The population has remained relatively stable since 1970. The City has an <br />aging population (the median age is 41; 30% of residents are over 55; and 20% of <br />residents are over 65). The percentage of residents who speak a second language has <br />grown to 9.4 %. <br />B1605 DRAFT <br />