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Type of Material 2006 % of Total Tonnage 2007 % of Total Tonnage 2008 % of Total Tonnage 2009 % of Total Tonnage Total Annna~ Tons ;~~ i ;~,~~ i „~, ;~~~ i Pa pcrs Ne~:~s Mix E ;.98%~ 56.46%~ GG.00%~ 61.65%~ Cardboard 6.71% 13.23% 4.50% 5.48% l3oxboard 2.37% 7.60% 2.60% 5.48% Wet Strength 0.36% 0 10% 0 50% 0 00% Phone Books 1.33% 0 11% 0 10% 0 02% TetraPak Not collected Negligible Negligible Negligible Textiles 0.40% Negligible Negligible 0.02% Residual 0.24% 0 11% 5% 0 06% TOTAL 75.40% 76.60% 74.20% 72.72% Containers Total Glass 1~.~~%~ 15.15% 16.70% 17.54% Steel Cans 2.6~% 2.00% 2.40% 2.43% Alunrinum 1.48% 1.10% 1.40% 1.40% Total Plastics 4.70% 4.01% 4.60% 5.75% Residual 0.89% 0 15% 0 70% 0 17% TOTAL 24.60% 22.40% 25.80% 27.28% Total Residual 1.13% 0 26% 1 2% 0 23% For more infom~ation on the methodology of the composition analysis done by Eureka Recycling please see Appendix l3 The City of Roseville Assures Its Program Succeeds The recycling of glass, wet-strength cardboard, and milk cartons and juice boxes in the Ciry of Roseville is something to be proud of. In many cities these items are common examples of materials that may be collected at the curb by the hauler, but in the end, are not recycled and are often needlessly wasted. Materials are only truly recycled if they are sorted at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and sold to a manufacturer who uses the materials to make new products. The Story of Glass There is no better material than glass to use as a measure of how successful a recycling program is at meeting the waste reduction goals and values of a community. The environmental benefits of recycling glass bottles back into glass bottles are significant in terms of saving energy in manufacturing and avoiding the mining of raw materials. Glass as a material can be recycled over and over again creating a near infinite source of energy savings and the perpetual use of natural resources. When you make a glass bottle out of raw (virgin) materials (sand, soda ash, limestone, and feldspar), it requires a great deal more energy than when you make it from recycled bottles. Conversely, when glass is wasted, so is all the embedded energy it took to make that bottle in the first place and it must be replaced with a new item made from virgin material. 5