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An increase o£ 2,060 gallons of fuel equates to approxiinately aa� additional 49 barrels oi oil <br />consumed (1 barrel of oil = 42 gallons of £uel). Tl�e US-EPA* has developed average <br />ener�y saving;s £ar each ton a£ ma�e�ial collected zn recycIing progra�ns. L�sing the city ofi <br />Roseville's composition of materials, the av�rage savings based o� t�ese EPA estimates is <br />2.66 barrels o£ail per ton of material recycled, as shown ia7 the chart belovcr: <br />City of <br />Rasevil�e - <br />C4mposition <br />F'aper 76.55% <br />Glass 1420% <br />Steel 2.51% <br />Aluminum 1.41% <br />Plastic 4.48% <br />Waste 4.85% <br />Total ' 10D°/v <br />US El'A - Estirriated Energy Savings <br />Barrels of Oil Saved / Toex Materiai <br />Recycted <br />1.7 <br />0.1 <br />1,8 <br />�a.o <br />16.3 <br />Weighted Net <br />Savings <br />(Sarrels of Oil) <br />per Tan <br />1.3� <br />0.02 <br />0.05 <br />D.57 <br />a.�rs <br />0.00 <br />2.6b <br />Based on this caleulation, an additiona124 to��s ofnlaterials would need to be colleeted <br />ann�ally ta balance out the increase in the fuel cansuzned by a c�angc �o weekly <br />coIlections. That is a b.5% increase over the current amount of materials co�ected in <br />IRoseville annuaily. <br />We wish qou the best af luck with your decision. We will be in attendaFZCe at the wark <br />sessinn rneeting o� October l.6 to a�swer any questions thar ynu might have. Ifyau have <br />any additio�zal questions, �lease contact us at (651) 222-7fi78. <br />Sinceze�y, _ <br />�.�:. <br />Tim Brow��e11 <br />GOO & pr�sidnet <br />���� <br />Susan Hul�bard <br />CEO & President <br />