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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: September 25, 2018 Item No: 7 Item Description: Organics Drop Off Location Discussion Background: In January of 2018 the PWET Commission considered options for an organics drop off site. The Commission reviewed recent research and recommendations from a University of Minnesota Capstone Project (Attachment A). We are asking the Commission to revisit this issue and provide a formal recommendation given feedback from the Parks and Recreation Department and Commission as well as the recent City of Roseville Community Survey. Attached are results of the Community Survey and PowerPoint slides summarizing the data. Note there were questions related to overall Recycling, Organized Collection and Organics Recycling. Staff has attached all documents for your reference although we are only focusing on the Organics Collection at this time. TEXT FROM THE JANUARY 23, 2018 PWET COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: According to a recent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Waste Characterization study, over one-third of what is being thrown in the trash is organic material, 17% alone is specifically food waste. It is important to keep organics out of the waste stream because in a landfill, organic materials degrade without oxygen, resulting in methane production. Fortunately, organics can be diverted from a landfill or incinerator through an organics recycling program. Roseville does not currently have a drop off location within the City, but residents have the option to divert organics from the landfill by going to a Ramsey County Yard Waste Site. The most used location by Roseville residents is the Midway site off Pierce Butler Route. Other Metro Counties and cities, including Hennepin, Carver, Ramsey, Minneapolis, and St. Paul have one or more organics drop off location. The cities of Maplewood and White Bear Lake are also looking at creating a drop off location in the coming months. University of Minnesota students from the Environmental Science, Policy, and Management major taking the Problem Solving for Environmental Change (ESPM 4041W) class partnered with the City of Roseville to complete a thorough look at three possible locations for a drop off site. The sites included the Leaf Recycling Center, the Dale Street Soccer Fields, and the Victoria Ballfields.