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TONS OF MATERIAL RECYCLED <br />As heavier items like newspaper, phonebooks, and glass bottles leave the system and are replaced <br />by bulky, but lighter items like plastic and aluminum, the volume of that material goes up but the <br />weight of that material goes down. Programs sec more people recycling more material but the <br />weights don't tell that story. <br />This is the result of the composition of the material also changing. Manufacturers are continuing <br />to find lighter and lighter weigh packaging options. Products once bottled in glass are now bottled <br />in plastic or aluminum. Aluminum and plastic bottles are getting thinner and lighter. Also, fewer <br />and fewer households subscribe to physical newspapers and magazines, opting instead to get their <br />news and entertainment on computers, tablets, and phones. <br />The number of tons of material set out for recycling by residents has decreased slightly this year. <br />While new materials were added to the program with the switch to single sort recycling, these <br />new items are all very light weight plastics. They add bulk to the recycling but not much weight. <br />We have seen a 16% increase in the volume of recycling collected at the curb. This has not <br />translated to an increase in weight. <br />3,500 <br />3,000 <br />2,500 <br />2,000 <br />1,500 <br />1,000 <br />500 <br />Tons of Recycling Collected in Roseville <br />2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 <br />■ Curbside Tons <br />■ Multifamily Tons <br />