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waste was that from animals, and often people deposited that waste in bins <br /> without separating it, creating a significant issue when attempting to separate <br /> materials. Mr. Culver advised that, while the City continued to try to make it easy <br /> to recycle at municipal parks, sometimes collecting from those parks, or how to <br /> locate carts or bins remained challenging. Mr. Culver advised that the Parks & <br /> Recreation Department and Public Works Departments had ideas and goals, and <br /> continued to seek cost participation with Ramsey County in meeting those goals. <br /> Member Wozniak advised that he was not directly involved in that aspect of the <br /> program in his work with Ramsey County; however he noted his awareness of <br /> comments regarding issues getting recycling in Roseville parks. <br /> Chair Stenlund recognized the ongoing and ever-improving efforts at the Skating <br /> Center. <br /> Chair Stenlund asked Mr. Goodwin to address seasonal activities and increased <br /> materials (e.g. Christmas material) and frustrations by Eureka drivers with <br /> materials put in carts that are not recyclable. <br /> Mr. Goodwin responded that if customers were experiencing any anger coming <br /> from Eureka personnel, whether drivers or others, he wanted to know about those <br /> experiences to address them. Mr. Goodwin clarified that Eureka recognized that <br /> there may be extra materials placed on the side of the cart as a result of special <br /> events, and considered it acceptable. However, if it was not an exception and <br /> more of a typical overflow situation, Mr. Goodwin advised that a larger cart was <br /> indicated. Mr. Goodwin advised that an occasional or seasonal overage of <br /> material should not be problem for Eureka even though it caused the driver to stop <br /> to put that material in the cart and tip it again to ensure tonnage was accurate and <br /> the materials were picked up. <br /> At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Goodwin addressed future organics <br /> collection and results of their piloting efforts and processing since 2001, allowing <br /> Eureka to find several best practice models on how best to roll out residential <br /> organic recycling. With organic recycling anticipated for Ramsey County, Mr. <br /> Goodwin reviewed how smaller trucks were used at tipping points and then <br /> materials moved to a larger truck to transport materials to a larger facility out-of- <br /> town (e.g. Shakopee or Rosemount), which created cost barriers for such a <br /> curbside collection program as proposed. <br /> Mr. Goodwin noted that the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County as an <br /> example had a much shorter distance to access those out-of-town facilities and <br /> also had systems in place to subsidize tipping fees. Mr. Goodwin opined that <br /> having a facility within reach for smaller trucks would be a way to accomplish the <br /> program, either operated by Ramsey County or a private entity, but need to be <br /> permitted by the MPCA and probably subsidized to some degree by Ramsey <br /> Page 9 of 13 <br />