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34 5. Communication Items <br />35 Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer provided a brief review and update on <br />36 projects and maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated April 23, 2024. <br />37 <br />38 6. 2024 Eureka Recycling Update <br />39 Environmental Manager Johnson introduced Ms. Joanna Stone from Eureka <br />40 Recycling who gave the Planning Commission an update on the 2024 recycling <br />41 plan. <br />42 <br />43 Member Rudolph indicated she was glad to hear that dirty things, such as greasy <br />44 pizza boxes, are okay to recycle, but she was also wondering how clean the <br />45 recycling here in Roseville is. <br />46 <br />47 Ms. Stone explained having each individual thing clean is nice but not as critical <br />48 for the system itself and for the recycling. She noted a little bit of food and grease <br />49 is okay, but do not leave large amounts in the containers, those items need to go in <br />50 the trash and not the recycle bin. She explained grease and small amounts of food <br />51 will get burned off in the next step of the recycling process. She noted Eureka is <br />52 more concerned about contamination, which is plastic bags, batteries and scrap <br />53 metal than food. <br />54 <br />55 Member Fergus thought participation rate seemed great, but he wondered about the <br />56 balance between participation and what is put in the recycling. <br />57 <br />58 Ms. Stone explained Eureka relies on the educational aspect of recycling rather than <br />59 inspection at every home. <br />60 <br />61 Member Fergus asked Ms. Stone if she had a sense that people are doing quite well <br />62 with the recycling process. <br />63 <br />64 Ms. Stone indicated she did think people are recycling their items properly. <br />65 <br />66 Member Mueller indicated Ms. Stone touched on the pouches and manufacturers <br />67 switching things up and she has been noticing with different products that are <br />68 smaller and can only be used once so she wondered from Eureka's perspective what <br />69 are the thoughts on this. <br />70 <br />71 Ms. Stone explained the different packaging is making things confusing for <br />72 everyone. It would be easier to have uniform products, so everyone knew what was <br />73 recyclable and what is not. <br />74 <br />75 Chair Ficek indicated he was curious with the participation numbers if the numbers <br />76 would increase if the recycling pick up changed to weekly. He was curious about <br />77 Ms. Stone's view on weekly versus bi-weekly. <br />78 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />Page 4 of 115 <br />