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Curbside Program <br />Guide to Recycling <br />The 2016 guide to recycling provided all of the information <br />needed for each household to participate in the single sort <br />program. Many residents appreciated this additional information <br />and chose to call the Zero -Waste Hotline to learn more. <br />This years guide promoted the new Story of a Cereal Box video. <br />More information on that new video can be found below in the <br />Special Outreach and Education Section. <br />Direct Education <br />Our experience has shown that the absolute best place to <br />educate residents about their zero -waste recycling program is <br />right at the curb. Eureka Recycling and the City of Roseville share <br />a value that all the material that can be recycled should be and material that cannot be recycled <br />should not be collected. Taking non -recyclable items on a ride in a recycling truck and through a <br />processing facility not only wastes the fuel and energy to transport and process the material, <br />but also leaves the residents with the mistaken impression that the material can be recycled. <br />Eureka Recycling drivers educate residents at the curb using educational tags for specific <br />problems. In 2016, drivers left approximately 447 educational tags in recyclers' bins. By <br />simplifying the program to a single sort process, using carts provided to the household, and by <br />adding additional plastics we eliminated many of the issues that generated tags in the past. <br />The most common reason residents received a tag in 2016 were: <br />1. Repeatedly having excess recycling placed next to cart while having a small or medium <br />sized cart. The tag recommended that the resident call the hotline to request a larger, or <br />even a second cart. <br />2. Cardboard not been broken down to a size that will fit in the cart. To collect extra <br />cardboard the driver tips the cart and then puts the extra cardboard into the cart and <br />tips it again. Cardboard too big for the cart is difficult for the driver to collect. <br />3. Placing cart too far from the curb or backwards with the handle facing the street. This <br />makes it hard for the material to fall in the truck and causes litter. <br />2 <br />2006 <br />2007 <br />2008 <br />2009 <br />2010 <br />2011 <br />2012 <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />2015 <br />2016 <br />Driver Tags <br />9,540 <br />10,156 <br />7,367 <br />13,565 <br />13,010 <br />50,061 <br />9,736 <br />20,341 <br />1,833 <br />995 <br />447 <br />Postcards <br />650 <br />822 <br />451 <br />742 <br />559 <br />1,136 <br />951 <br />7,576 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Personalized <br />Letters <br />30 <br />51 <br />0 <br />3 <br />10 <br />41 <br />179 <br />20 <br />151 <br />80 <br />4 <br />2 <br />