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Night to Unite In 2013, we again joined the City of Roseville in their Night to Unite celebration. Together, we recognized it as an opportunity to connect with Roseville residents on a night where the community gathers. The city and Eureka Recycling see this event as a great opportunity to bring resources to residents as well as take the time to build community and answer questions. With a full track of recycling bins, Roseville city staff and Eureka Recycling staff headed out to at least 14 neighborhood gatherings and distributed approximately 44 recycling bins to residents who didn't have one, or needed an extra one to help them recycle more. Staff spent time at these events answering recycling questions and talking to residents about the environmental and economic benefits of recycling. Residents were very excited not only to get recycling information and more recycling bins, but also to have conversations about other zero -waste topics, such as ways to influence producers to make more sustainable products and packaging. We also distributed 2013 Guides to Recycling and brochures with information about the Twin Cities Free Market to anyone interested. Leading up to this event, we once again supported the city's effort to encourage block party organizers to register their parties with the city by offering a free backyard composting bin to any registered neighborhood party that wanted one. A total of 13 compost bins were given to leaders of Roseville block parries. Registering parties helps the city to retain the information about who the energized and engaged residents are and develop stronger relationships with those residents to get conununity feedback and to help disseminate information on important community initiatives to neighbors through these highly engaged residents. Several parties raffled the bins off to party attendees, while others used them to compost the food scraps from the party. We also offered a fact sheet about making neighborhood events zero - waste. This fact sheet is available on our composting website: httn:// www .makedirtnotwaste.org/�pdf/Your zero waste neighborhood event.pdf. Twin Cities Free Market Residents of the City of Roseville have the opportunity to exchange reusable materials via the Twin Cities Free Market (vvww.twincitiesfreemarketore). As mentioned in the 2013 year -end report, the Twin Cities Free Market is a great way for residents to give and get free, reusable items while keeping them out of the landfill or incinerator. 840 Free Market users exchanged just over three tons (6,756 pounds) of usable items, mostly furniture, electronics, and appliances, were spared from the landfill or incinerator by Roseville residents in 2013 because they had the Twin Cities Free Market as an alternative to disposing of these items! 6