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City of Roseville 2017 Year -End Recycling Report This year-end report contains information on several areas that Eureka Recycling tracks to monitor the success of Roseville's zero waste recycling program over the course of each year. As a non-profit social enterprise organization we believe tracking and reporting this data is an essential way to ensure program transparency. It also gives Eureka Recycling and city staff the tools needed to successfully manage the program. This report covers the following categories of information: • Tonnage collected — page 2 • Resident participation in the program — page 3 • Composition of the materials being recycled — page 4 (651) 222 -SORT (7678) www.eurekarecycling.org Our mission is to reduce waste today through innovative resource management and to reach a waste -free tomorrow by demonstrating that waste is preventable, not inevitable. • Revenue earned from the sale of recycled material and shared with the city— page 7 • Markets Update —page 8 • Environmental benefits from the material recycled by residents — page 11 • Tonnage recycled by each multifamily building and city building - Appendix A • Education and outreach activities —Appendix D Introduction The recycling program in Roseville continues to function smoothly. Participation continues to be at or among the highest in Ramsey County at 93%. Despite the continued lightening of packaging, the tons of recycling collected in Roseville in 2017 stayed steady with only a small 2% decrease. Market prices showed improvement throughout the first three quarters of 2017 with Roseville receiving just over $40,000 in revenue. The last quarter of 2017 saw market prices sharply fall resulting in Roseville paying just over $4,000 in processing fees that were not covered by the revenue from the sale of materials. More details on the cause of this drop in market prices and the implications for 2018 can be found in the Markets Update section of this report. In addition, there continues to be a significant and positive environmental impact from the recycling efforts of Roseville residents. More details on these and other aspects of the program can be found within the pages of this report. An affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Q Printed on 100% postconsumer recycled paper that was processed without the use of chlorine.