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Curbside Guide to Recycling All Roseville residents in the curbside recycling program received the 2008 Guide to Recycling through direct mail. In addition to the basic instructions for how recycling should be set out, the guide included information about the economic, social and environmental benefits of recycling. Requests for Printed Education 1Viaterials Throughout the year, we mailed specific recycling schedules and sorting information to over 70 Roseville residents in response to questions and special requests. Direct Education Driver Ta s 9,540 10,156 7,367 Postcards 650 822 451. 1?ersonaIized .Letters 30 51 0 Eureka Recycling drivers educate residents at the curb using educational tags for specific problems. In 2008 drivers left approximately 7,367 educational tags in recycler's bins. When there were no bins available to leave a tag, drivers reported any issues on a separate form, and in order to communicate with these recyclers directly, we sent out 451 educational postcards. 1ersonalized letters with detailed information and instructions to residents about setting out recycling are used when the usual tags and postcards have not been successful in correcting repeated problems. As with the number of tags anal postcards, the number of personalized letters wa.s up in 2007 primarily as a result of confusion residents had with the switch to weekly collection. In 2008, the Ievel of understanding Roseville's residents had about their recycling showed great improve~n.ent resulting in zero personalized letters being needed. As in previous years, the most common issues for residents that required direct education were confusion about plastics (what types of plastic are recyclable), proper sorting. ~". _. Ti ~~~~.~ k ~ i ~ rt ~~~ --- ~~ °r:n.+ ,~ ~~~ r; a rte. ~A~rt~. 2