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309 <br />they ran two (2) shifts, with the first sorting recyclables, and the second shift <br />310 <br />sorting /processing trash. Mr. Pratt advised that everything came to the first <br />311 <br />platform on a conveyor belt, where the blue organic bags were taken off, then <br />312 <br />other recyclables found in trash and sorted out. In order to make it work <br />313 <br />financially, Mr. Pratt advised that they had to go the co- collection route, the same <br />314 <br />proposal made by Eureka to the City of St. Paul. <br />315 <br />316 <br />Discussion ensued regarding the frequency of recyclable collection in various <br />317 <br />communities (Wayzata, Shoreview) with consideration needed for summer and <br />318 <br />winter months, especially for compostable material,$ to ensure participation <br />319 <br />remained viable; and the compostable materials suitable for industrial versus <br />320 <br />home compost piles due to larger piles creating higher temperatures to break those <br />321 <br />materials down (compostable packaging). <br />4F 1% <br />322 <br />323 <br />Outreach 40 <br />324 <br />Member DeBenedet, regarding "voluntary expansion to businesses," noted <br />325 <br />Wisconsin required recycling for businesses. As major generators of paper and <br />326 <br />cardboard, Member DeBenedet sugge an option for billing business owners to <br />327 <br />encourage them to managa,,their tenants comply with rules. While voluntary <br />328 <br />in Roseville, Member DeBenedet suggeste innovative ways to encourage their <br />329 <br />involvement. Member DeBenedet also noted the importance of "effective <br />330 <br />education of residents (with measure t " and emphasized the measurement <br />331 <br />332 <br />component. Regarding "community invo vement," Member DeBenedet noted the <br />for ' Roseville, <br />need outreach ton speaking communities and any <br />333 <br />j)n-English <br />residents not familiar or prone to recycling; and what a vendor might do to <br />334 <br />entice them to particip <br />O <br />336 nderwall suggested revising that language to "outreach to low <br />337 communities," versus labeling it as "non- English speaking..." <br />338 embers concurred. Chair Vanderwall and Member DeBenedet expressed their <br />339 terest in using "electronic communications for outreach." Chair Vanderwall <br />340 oncurred that "effective education..." was important, but that could make <br />341 everything else work better. Chair Vanderwall advised that when he was making <br />342 comparisons of vendors, he was not looking for checkmarks, but wanted their <br />343 specific ideas telling the City what it thought could be realistically accomplished <br />344 and allowing st f to monitor that area to determine compliance. <br />345 <br />346 While not sure h staff would respond, Member DeBenedet opined that <br />347 "outreach using electronic communication," may be a City responsibility, with the <br />348 vendor providing information to the City. <br />349 <br />350 Mr. Pratt questioned what the PWETC meant by "electronic communication" <br />351 (e.g. website, Twitter, or Facebook). <br />352 <br />353 Chair Vanderwall suggested more passive communication electronically, with the <br />354 goal to attract residents to that site. <br />Page 8 of 14 <br />