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