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Roseville Public Works, Environment <br /> and Transportation Commission <br />Excerpt from Meeting Minutes <br />Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 6:30p.m. <br />City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, Minnesota 55113 <br />7.Take Out Food Containers – State of the Region <br />Civil Engineer Stephanie Smith made a presentation to the Commission on take- <br />out food containers. <br />Mr. Johnson indicated the City has been working on making events zero waste and <br />the costs ended up being a few cents each per item. He thought looking at it from a <br />business side, there could be a sticker shock from one type of container to another, <br />if purchased in bulk. <br />Ms. Smith indicated she could reach out to some businesses in St. Paul to see what <br />their impact has been for turning to compostable containers. <br />Chair Wozniak indicated container costs are one factor but he was wondering about <br />other costs such as did business choose to leave a city due to compostable or <br />recyclable container requirement. <br />Ms. Smith thought the cities would be more lenient on those measures instead. St. <br />Louis Park and Minneapolis both had allowances for if the businesses were not able <br />to find a compostable or recyclable alternative from what the business typically <br />uses. <br />Chair Wozniak indicated another perspective he would like to hear from is from the <br />recycler. <br />Ms. Smith indicated she would be interested in that information too. She did not <br />think Minneapolis was single sort like Ramsey County is with Eureka. She thought <br />there are other ways the Commission can talk about sustainable practices. <br />Member Spencer asked what the plan is for the plastic bags that carryout the take- <br />out containers. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />