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o Roseville charges apartment buildings, condos and townhomes a recycling fee, but doesn't provide recycling service to them. o Roseville's population is aging. Since 1990, Roseville had nearly four times the percentage growth in residents over age 75 as Ramsey County and Metro areas. o Roseville has traditionally designed programs to meet the needs of elderly resi- dents. For instance garbage and recycling haulers are required to offer walk up service. And the City of Roseville offers a senior discount on water bills; more than 25% of water accounts receive the senior discount. o Roseville residents are paying more for garbage service than our neighbors in cities that contract for service. o A 1999 study shows that 35% of our garbage by weight is paper and 26% is organic material such as food scraps much of which could be recycled or composted. Key Recommendations o Offer a Citywide clean up day run by a company or companies in which residents will be charged for disposal and Roseville subsi- dizes 1/3 of the disposal cost. o Expand and enhance communication to residents about the proper ways to dispose of electronics, appliances, brush, yard waste and other items that cannot or should not be put in your trash. o Require garbage haulers to annually give their customers a complete list of their disposal services and rates. o Expand Roseville's recycling program to include all apartment buildings, condos and townhomes. o A few Minnesota cities are using or testing organics collection and composting programs to help residents reduce their garbage. o In the next five years millions of comput- ers and television sets will become obsolete nationwide. They contain lead and other hazardous materials, however there is no organized program to collect old electronic items and keep them out of our trash. o Seventy-eight percent of homeowners and 70% of multi-unit complex residents surveyed said they would be very likely or somewhat likely to take items to a City-organized clean up day. o City staff says illegal dumping is not a problem on City land. However they say illegal storage of appliances, furniture, brush and other items on personal property is a significant problem. o Explore ways to increase the number of Roseville homeowners who recycle and in- crease the amount they recycle. o Meet the City's and State's environmental goals by designing a garbage system that uses environmentally preferred management of waste. Of the methods studied by the Commit- tee, an organized collection system run by a consortium of private haulers appears to give the City the best, and perhaps only, means to meet the City's and State's environmental goals and balance citizen interests and concerns. 2