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81 <br />facility has been propane tanks which are a safety risk. The last thing being seen is <br />82 <br />lithium batteries and are a major fire hazard and hard to see. <br />83 <br />84 <br />Ms. Davenport noted the facility did install some additional fire prevention system <br />85 <br />that scan the pile of material to notice infra -red or hot spots before a fire starts. <br />86 <br />87 <br />Chair Cihacek asked for the specific items mentioned such as plastic bags, does <br />88 <br />Eureka Recycling have a specific rate of how much of that is coming from Roseville <br />89 <br />or is it tough because it ends up in aggregate. <br />90 <br />91 <br />Ms. Davenport stated it is hard to determine because it ends up in aggregate. She <br />92 <br />stated the total residual for Roseville is 7.65 percent and is all non-recyclables. <br />93 <br />94 <br />Chair Cihacek asked staff if there was a spot in Roseville that residents could bring <br />95 <br />those types of non -residual items. <br />96 <br />97 <br />Mr. Johnson stated the City does have the big push to get rid of things that cannot <br />98 <br />go curbside. All of those things are the target for clean up day. <br />99 <br />100 <br />Member Misra wondered what types of injuries occurred from the items placed in <br />101 <br />plastic bags. <br />102 <br />103 <br />Ms. Davenport stated the injuries are puncture types of injuries. The sorters wear <br />104 <br />Kevlar gloves to try to alleviate the puncture injuries. One of the most unique things <br />105 <br />about Eureka Recycling is it has one of the best safety records in the Country and <br />106 <br />she thought that reflected their values. Their turn -over rate is much less than other <br />107 <br />facilities. <br />108 <br />109 <br />Member Misra asked if the recycling facility ever able to find a different home for <br />110 <br />the residuals. <br />111 <br />112 <br />Ms. Davenport explained for scrap metal the facility can find a home for it but may <br />113 <br />need to pay for it to be recycled. The facility also works with an organization called <br />114 <br />Techdom, which is a non-profit recycler in the Twin Cities and the electronics go <br />115 <br />to them as well. <br />116 <br />117 <br />Ms. Davenport gave the Commission an overview of what has been happening in <br />118 <br />the recycling market. <br />119 <br />120 <br />Member Huiett asked if a homeowner is wondering if it would be better to take <br />121 <br />some boxes of paper to be recycled or shredded, which would Eureka Recycling <br />122 <br />recommend. <br />123 <br />124 <br />Ms. Davenport recommended not shredding it and place it in the recycle bin. That <br />125 <br />is something that needs more education on. When the paper is shredded, it goes <br />126 <br />everywhere. She did not know if Eureka Recycling would advise taking it to the <br />Page 3 of 10 <br />