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City of Roseville 2012 Year -End Recycling Report Roseville, MN has one of the best recycling programs in the country. There is currently a dialogue happening on a national level about the future of recycling programs. Cities, counties, states, recyclers and the organizations that create packaging are all talking about ways to reduce packaging, reduce waste and maximize recycling and reuse in the future. Attachment B In this conversation, Ramsey County has been held up as a model nationally for counties that are doing well and Roseville is one of the strongest programs in Ramsey County. (651) 222 -SORT (7678) www.eurekarecycling.org Our mission is to reduce waste today through innovative resource management and to reach a waste -free tomorrow by demonstrating that waste In the many conversations we have had with Roseville residents we hear over and is preventable, not inevitable. over how people in Roseville strive to leave their city in a better place for their children. The recycling program in Roseville reduces waste and improves the economy and that is a great legacy for the next generations of Roseville residents. The program is convenient, reliable and transparent. Residents receive a good deal of information about their recycling program. They know all of the materials that are recyclable and they know why the items that are not collected cannot be recycled. Residents can fund out what happens to their material and what it gets made into. They even receive information which profiles the different local and regional manufacturing companies that receive Roseville's material and make it into new products. Weekly collection also makes the program convenient by saving residents the trouble of trying to remember which week is their pick -up week. Another place Roseville demonstrates leadership in recycling and waste reduction is at the many city- sponsored events such as The Run for the Roses, The Wild Rice Festival and Earth Day. Large events in other cities generally mean a giant pile of waste from the disposable cups and plates and other material generally used at events. In Roseville these gatherings are done as zero - waste events. It takes time and thoughtful planning to ensure that all of the material generated at these events is either compostable or recyclable. The results are that events drawing hundreds of Roseville residents end up generating only a few pounds (and often only a few ounces!) of waste. Roseville has been a leader in zero -waste events in the entire state and has been recognized by other commlunities for their leadership. For eight years the City of Roseville and Eureka Recycling have partnered to design and manage a zero -waste recycling program. Zero -waste recycling is an approach to recycling that always carefully considers people, cost, and the environment. The goal is to ensure the most sustainable use of the natural resources we rely on for the products and packaging we need. It looks at the impacts these products and packaging have on the people who use, transport, sort and manufacture these goods into new products. An affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Q Printed on 100% postconsumer recycled paper that was processed without the use of chlorine.