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Annual Participation and Set -Out Rate Studies Roseville is one of the few cities in the metropolitan area in which the actual city- specific participation trend information is available. Roseville continues to maintain one of the highest participation levels in the country! This shows that the recycling in Roseville is easy and that residents get consistent feedback on what is happening in their program. Each year in the same areas of the city, Eureka Recycling counts set -out rates on each collection day for four straight weeks. This study yields information on how many residents set out material in any given week as well as the total percentage of residents that take part in the program. This information gives city staff and Eureka Recycling the ability to target efforts and messages to the areas that need it the most. This not only saves in the cost of sending unnecessary mailings, it provides the opportunity to examine the specific areas that need improvement and find ways to reduce the barriers to participation in a more targeted and tailored way. Eureka RccNchng conducted the amoral participation and set -out rate trend study in the fall ofcaeh year. (Sec Appendix C for the defiuitlons and methodologies of the participation and set -out rate studies.) Multifamily Building Recycling The City of Roseville plays a leading role in establishing successful recycling programs for all of its residents. This is demonstrated by the 100% participation rate of its multifamily recycling program. Very few cities in Minnesota (and even in the entire country) have made the commitments necessary to assure that residents who live in apartments buildings, condos and townhouses have the same opportunity to recycle and reduce waste as their neighbors in single family homes. That represents over 6,000 households of people in Roseville who, if they lived in another city, may not even have recycling at their building. Here they not only have it as a token program, but it is successful because of a serious investment. Recycling at each property is managed differently, making sure the needs of individual property managers and residents can be met to maximize their waste reduction efforts and assure success at each building. We provide recycling information in multiple languages and work with property managers to organize resident meetings to answer people's questions and show them how to recycle at their building. In an annual letter to each property manager, Eureka Recycling shares each building's total amount of recycling from the previous year to acknowledge their commitment to the recycling program. Sharing this information with the property managers, who share it with their residents, creates a level of transparency. This is an important element of a zero -waste recycling program and inspires individuals about the impact they make by recycling at their building. The tons recycled at each building can be seen in Appendix A of this report. 6 2009 2 Set Out Rate 1 60% 50% 58% 53% 50% 1 53% 57% 53% Participation 74% 75% 82% 78% 76 °/n 75% 80 °/n 76% Rate Eureka RccNchng conducted the amoral participation and set -out rate trend study in the fall ofcaeh year. (Sec Appendix C for the defiuitlons and methodologies of the participation and set -out rate studies.) Multifamily Building Recycling The City of Roseville plays a leading role in establishing successful recycling programs for all of its residents. This is demonstrated by the 100% participation rate of its multifamily recycling program. Very few cities in Minnesota (and even in the entire country) have made the commitments necessary to assure that residents who live in apartments buildings, condos and townhouses have the same opportunity to recycle and reduce waste as their neighbors in single family homes. That represents over 6,000 households of people in Roseville who, if they lived in another city, may not even have recycling at their building. Here they not only have it as a token program, but it is successful because of a serious investment. Recycling at each property is managed differently, making sure the needs of individual property managers and residents can be met to maximize their waste reduction efforts and assure success at each building. We provide recycling information in multiple languages and work with property managers to organize resident meetings to answer people's questions and show them how to recycle at their building. In an annual letter to each property manager, Eureka Recycling shares each building's total amount of recycling from the previous year to acknowledge their commitment to the recycling program. Sharing this information with the property managers, who share it with their residents, creates a level of transparency. This is an important element of a zero -waste recycling program and inspires individuals about the impact they make by recycling at their building. The tons recycled at each building can be seen in Appendix A of this report. 6