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Meanwhile Roseville is not meeting goals set by the City Council to reduce waste and in- crease recycling. Each Minnesotan produces more than a ton of trash a year up 23% since 1993. And recycling participation rates and the amount collected have shown no pattern of consistent growth since 1992 (see graphs at right). Using the knowledge gained from our activi- ties, Committee members determined what we saw as the elements of an effective solid waste and recycling system and then ranked them in order of importance (see detailed list in Appen- dixA). What are the elements of an effective solid waste and recycling system? Rank 1 Element Environmentally preferred management of waste. Reasonable cost Good Customer Service Education Simple and Convenient Access to Service Customer Choice Expanded Opportunities for Disposal of Difficult Items Reduce Traffic 2 2 (tie) 4 5 5 (tie) 7 8 9 Committee members used the City Council's environmental goals as well as their list of elements of an effective solid waste and recy- cling system and their knowledge of solid waste and recycling policies and programs as they deliberated various options that could be incorporated into Roseville's recycling and garbage systems. Clean Up Day Cities that run Clean up days organize them as an annual event residents can plan on to dis- pose of items that typically cannot be put in with their regular trash such as appliances, Roseville Recycling 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 o 1981 1989 1991 1993 1995 1991 1999 2001 r~!.;;;.;a!iO] 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 eo,ooo 40,000 20,000 o 1911 1889 1991 1993 1995 1991 1999 2001 ~1'.I.c.!<.~ 'flu! eLltb!iid~ rl!'()'dl.ns pro&fam WH OftO!!.I: tnOtltli pltkup fro:!n July 1987 'lhrolllp jaly 1.85. FRlm Ausuatll:lB8 throup Dulmlbe:r1996 it was tWIJ pkkuP6 pilI D'lOftlh. furniture and brush. According to the Committee's 2002 Roseville resident survey there appears to be significant interest in holding a clean up day in Roseville. Seventy-eight percent of homeowners and 70% of multi-unit complex residents said they would be very likely or somewhat likely to take items to a clean up day. Recommendations: The committee recommends Roseville re-institute an annual clean up day run by a private company in which the City pays one- third of the disposal cost (approximately $12,000 a year). The committee also recom- mends the clean up day have a reuse area where residents can swap reusable items, and have electronics collection where the company guarantees the products will be dismantled and recycled in the United States. 4