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U'SAgain has also shown a commitment to continue Co educate residents about the availability of weekly curbside recycling of clothes anal linens. They have supported efforts to keep residents informed about how the materials are distributed, reused and recycled. The option of recycling clothes and lin.en.s is not something that is new to most residents. However, the availability of curbside collection. of these materials as part of their regular recycling program is something that many residents are not yet aware of.. ~. Increase previous education efforts. in every case where education was applied, there was an increase in either recycling milk cartons and juice boxes; clothes and linens, or recycling as a whole; however, we know there are even more matetzals to capture at the curb. But in order to sustain current levels and ensure steady growth, more of the same education. is needed: direct mail reminders, inclusion of new materials in all recycling education material, newsletter features, reminders in recycling bins, advertisements, etc. In 200$, we took to the streets to provide ane-on-one education via door-to-door outreach and attendance at events. The results were impressive and substantial In the future, it is clear that taking this effort to every street, every block, in every community {or at least choose more neighborhoods to target with this e#i"ective education strategy) would prove successfi€1. 2. Provide education to new communities. While education has been ongoing in Saint Paul, Roseville, Maplewood, and ):,auderdale, many communities Eureka iZecycling serves through its curbside program have only received one or two pieces of education about recycling milk cartons and juice boxes and clothes anal linens. As we continue to add new cities, education to new households must be introduced anal sustained. The proven education strategies and messages are the same, but snore of it is required. Eureka Recycling also works with third-party haulers who collect mate€-ial.s in other cities and would be able to offer collection of milk cartons and juice bogies, as well as clothes and linens to their customers. They need support to conduct initial anal or€going education that is necessary to inform their residents about the new materials. With support, Eureka Recycling can provide these haulers with the education materials and strategies they need to successfully communicate with their customers so they can recycle more. 3. Add milk cartons and juice boxes to recycling programs beyond the curb. 'I'o date, Eureka Recycling, Tetra Pak and U'SAgain have focused on curbside recycling; however, there are other places that recycling is collected. Just like curbside recycling programs, other recycling programs require comprehensive education plans to incorporate ne`v materials. l;or example, while curbside programs reach a large portion of the residential recyclers, many people live in apartment buildings, condominiums anal town- homes. Eureka Recycling serves over j0,000 households through its apartment recycling programs- Recycling milk cartons and juice boxes can also be incorporated in restaurant and other commercial recycling programs as well as emerging public space recycling programs designed to capture beverage containers that people want to recycle on-the-go. 10