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TONS OF MATERIAL RECYCLED <br />Total tonnage collected in Roseville in 2016 was 3,320 tons. This represents a small (0.5%) <br />increase over the previous year. This is something to be proud of considering the <br />continuing trend towards the lightening of individual products and packaging that make up <br />recycled materials. Recycling rates are measured by weight industry wide, but that metric <br />doesn't tell the complete story. Manufacturers are continuing to find lighter and lighter <br />weigh packaging options. Products once bottled in glass are now bottled in plastic or <br />aluminum. Aluminum and plastic bottles are getting thinner and lighter. Also, fewer and <br />fewer households subscribe to physical newspapers and magazines, opting instead to get <br />their news and entertainment on computers, tablets, and phones. Roseville's 0.5% increase <br />very likely represents a bigger percentage increase in terms of actual recycling efforts by <br />residents, because it takes more material to create a ton now than it has in the past. <br />Tons of Recycling Collected in Roseville 0 Curbside Tons <br />■ Multifamily Tons <br />3,500 <br />3,000 <br />2,500 <br />2,000 <br />1,500 <br />1,000 <br />500 <br />2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 <br />2 <br />