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I DO SLIV 00 IN Since 2006, the City of Roseville has received more than $853,000 in revenue from the sale of its recyclables. The materials that Roseville residents set out are valuable. They required tons of natural resources, a great deal of energy, and hours of labor to produce. Much of that value still remains in the items after they are used. Recycling this material captures that value and reinvests it into the next generation of products reducing costs and creating significant environmental benefit. The market for recycled material generates billions of dollars each year in the United States alone. This material is highly sought after by manufacturers who want to make new products out of it. The monetary value created by the set -out, collection, processing, and sale of recyclable material in Roseville is shared with the residents who protected that material from being trashed. This revenue gives the city the resources to continue to support the zero -waste recycling program, zero -waste services at events, the citywide clean-up program, backyard composting workshops, and other additional engagement and education opportunities. $200,000.00 $180,000.00 $160,000.00 $140,000.00 $120,000.00 $100,000.00 $80,000.00 $60,000.00 $40,000.00 $20,000.00 $0.00 Total Annual Revenue Share Received 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Global, Regional, and Local Market Conditions Affecting Prices Eureka Recycling provides this analysis to give context to why revenue received by the city goes up or down. For profit haulers do not do this. We do it because it is important information to have as the city plans their budgets each year. Recycled materials are conunoditics just like other products such as, corn, cotton, and oil. In our modern, global economy things that happen near and far can impact the prices paid for material on the open market. The following are the major factors influencing the prices paid for recycled 7