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full truck of recycling bins, Roseville city staff and Eureka Recycling staff headed out to at least <br />15 neighborhood gatherings and distributed approximately 90 recycling bins to residents who <br />didn't have one, or needed an extra one to help them recycle more. Staff spent time at these <br />events answering recycling questions and talking to residents about the environmental and <br />economic benefits of recycling. Residents were very excited not only to get recycling information <br />and more recycling bins, but also to have conversations about other zero -waste topics, such as <br />ways to influence producers to make more sustainable products and packaging. <br />We also distributed 2012 Guides to Recycling and brochures with information about the Twin <br />Cities Free Market to anyone interested. <br />Leading up to this event, we once again supported the city's effort to encourage block party <br />organizers to register their parties with the city by offering a free backyard composting bin to any <br />registered neighborhood party that wanted one. A total of 18 compost bins were given to leaders <br />of Roseville block parties. Registering parties helps the city to retain the information about who <br />the energized and engaged residents are and develop stronger relationships with those residents to <br />get community feedback and to help disseminate information on important connnunity initiatives <br />to neighbors through these highly engaged residents. Several parties raffled the bins off to party <br />attendees, while others used them to compost the food scraps from the party. We also offered a <br />fact sheet about making neighborhood events zero- waste. This fact sheet is available on our <br />composting website: <br />httn:// www.makedirtnotwaste.orV/Pdf/Your zero waste neighborhood event.pdf. <br />Twin Cities Free Market <br />Through Ramsey County funding, residents of the City of Roseville have the opportunity to <br />exchange reusable materials via the Twin Cities Free Market (www.twincitiesfreemarket.org). As <br />mentioned in the 2012 year -end report, the Twin Cities Free Market is a great way for residents <br />to give and get free, reusable items while keeping them out of the landfill or incinerator. Just over <br />five tons (10,055 pounds) of usable items, mostly furniture, electronics, and appliances, were <br />spared from the landfill or incinerator by Roseville residents in 2012 because they had the Twin <br />Cities Free Market as an alternative to disposing of these items! <br />6 <br />