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October 19. 2005 2828 Kennedy Street �� I Minr�eapolis I Minnesota 55413 651.222.7678 I 612.623.3277 �� wwur:eu rekarecycti �g.flrg Rcducc ��rastc today,through in�ac=ativc resou�ce management. }2cach a waste-free ton�orro��T by detr3anstr.atiaag that waste is preventable not i�e�i�a�rle. Dear Mayor and Council Members: 0 We are continually impressed with the council's commitment and dedication to discussing the n�e��s of:.reeyc�ing in Roseville. The Council discussed Eureka Recycling's biweekly, two-stream proposal and its innovations to increase recycling in Roseville. � e further encourage t13e council to evaluate Eureka R�cycli��g's proposal for weekly, two-stream collection, which is the most cost effective way to significantly increase the recycling rate in Roseville. During your discussion at Monday night's council meeting, it became clear that the City of �4s��e is interested in accomplishing two goals as it selects a new recycling contract: 1) Secure revenue sharing and reduce the cost of the recycling program 2) Increase the recycling rate in Roseville Weekly two-stream collectionis the best way to accomplish both important goals. 20 % less e�ensive W eekly two-stream collection under Eureka Recycling's proposal is 20% less expensive on an annual basis than your current rate for bi-weekly collection with Waste Management. Eureka Recycling's revenue sharing makes our two-stream weekly proposal, by staffs calculations, at least $425,000 less expensive over the life of the contract than Waste Management's single stream proposal, which does not include a revenue share. 20% more recycling W e have already seen an increase of 20% in the recycling rate by switching to weekly two-stream collection in Saint Paul. W e expect to see continued increases as we further educate residents about weekly two-stream collection. Many studies, including our own and the pilot done in Roseville, show that recycling rates increase when people have more room to store recycling. A weekly program is an innovative way to increase recycling: it allovas you to double recycling capacity without lowering the quality of the materials collected, which occurs when materials are collected in a single stream program. Furthermore, environmentalists and recycling experts ��i around the country are concerned with the negative impacts of single stream recycling on the quality of materials. Single stream technology simply does not adequately address quality concerns at this time. Eurekafieoyalirsgisanaf�rlriativeaction,equa€opportunity0mp10yer. itisaurpolicytohirexil+:tiid�iii�#Ilfibasedonrace,creed,retiqinn,sex,noior,nati�natorig€'n,sexua€araFfesiionaforienFation, ance5iry, iamlliat status, �qe, disability, marital status or status with regardin publie assisiance. � Printsd with soy�ased ink by a MinnesotaGreat Printer an iQO� pos4eonsu�t�r recyeSad paper �pqp�d without the use of chlorine.