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<br />Roseville could follow up on Ramsey County's campaign and reinforce the message to residents to save <br />money by recycling more. <br /> <br />Get Caught Recycling <br />Other Minnesota government agencies are experimenting with random rewards for residents who recycle. <br />Washington County partnered with the Minnesota Soft Drink Association and the American Plastics Council <br />on the Get Caught Recycling program. Under the program the County picked routes and coordinated with <br />the haulers as to what time they would be picked. Representatives from the County and the companies then <br />randomly checked bins for recyclables and awarded $100 to selected households that had plastic containers <br />in their bin. <br /> <br />According to Washington County the program's main benefit comes frol11Jhe publicity. It uses money as a <br />way to capture people's attention and then provides the opportunityto ed\lcllte residents about the benefits of <br />recycling. <br /> <br />City Reward Programs <br />Cottage Grove, Bayport and Oak Park Heights award giftci.:rtificates to residents whoE9cycle. According to <br />an article in the December 4,2004 St. Paul Pioneer Press, in Csttage Grove, where the program has been <br />around for about 20 years, two residents' names are drawn each ""i.:ek. City officials then go out to see if the <br />residents set out any recycling material. If they do, they receive a $25 gift certificate for local businesses, <br />said public works management analyst Brian Voelker. <br /> <br />It works much the same way in Oak Park Heights and in BaYPPrt. Both .cities draw names - Oak Park <br />Heights does it twice a month, BaypoIi each week. O~kI'ark <br />Heights shells out $25 to recycli.:fswhili.:~ayport toPS?ut the two at <br />$30. Both programs were intrpduced withifl the last decade or so. <br /> <br />Burnsville has a modified "Get Caught Recycling" program. Each <br />July city staff select five homes with full recycling containers to <br />receive a check and a gift basket containing products made with <br />recycled material. The program has been featured in local <br />newspapers, the city's newsletter and on the city's website. <br /> <br />Philadelphia is conducting a pilot program to weight how much <br />residents are recycling. According to the January 3, 2005 Waste <br />News, in January the city begaflgistributing 36-gallon single-stream <br />recycling carts with bar codes arid radio frequency identification <br />tags embedded in the Calis ("Philly offers recycling carrot," Waste <br />News, January 3, 2005 pg 3). <br /> <br />The city will deposit credits in a recycling bank account according <br />to how much a household recycles. They will earn $5 for every 10 <br />pounds of recyclables they set out on the curb, up to $25 per month. <br />Residents can then redeem the credits for coupons at more than 50 <br />participating businesses. <br /> <br />42 <br /> <br /> <br />Figure Twelve <br />Philadelphia Test Program <br />