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Norm Schiferl <br />December 8, 2005 <br />Page 2 <br />It is our understanding that the City received recycling proposals with multiple scenarios for <br />collection methods (single-stream and dual-stream). Although the Project Team has not <br />analyzed the details of the proposals, it is evident the City should benefit from the competitive <br />marketplace to offer recycling services. Ramsey County municipalities should be in good <br />position to continue to leverage this competitive environment to their advantage in order to <br />improve cost-effectiveness of their recycling programs well into the future. <br />Pilot Design, Recyclable Materials Composition and Residuals Analyses <br />The Roseville pilot project demonstrated how a recyclable materials composition study can be <br />used to evaluate the impacts on the quantities and types of materials collected when changing <br />recyclable materials collection methods. In addition to the detailed statistical results, the <br />following research objectives were achieved through the Roseville pilot project: <br />1. Formulated improvements in various pilot research planning and field design strategies (e.g., <br />planning timeframes, number and priority of research variables, labor requirements, costs, <br />etc.). <br />2. Developed recommendations for a set of definitions/nomenclature that will help further the <br />discussion about the various sources of contamination. <br />3. Developed and recommended a set of standard methods for recyclable materials composition <br />sorting and analysis. <br />4. Trained select County staff and local municipal recycling coordinators on composition <br />sorting methods. (These recommended methods were used by the City of Plymouth in their <br />own pilot program.) <br />5. Received and reviewed previous research by Waste Management, Inc. on processing <br />residuals from their materials recovery facility (MRF) in Minneapolis, (Summary - Single- <br />Sort Constituent Test; October 18, 2003). <br />6. Reviewed other relevant research on processing residuals and compiled a bibliography. <br />7. Participated in substantive, detailed discussions with City staff and Waste Management staff <br />about procedures to reduce the amount of non-targeted materials set out at the curb by <br />residents. <br />Subsequent to the Roseville pilot study, an issue arose related to mixed broken glass. The <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency wrote a letter to Waste Management on September 2, 2005 <br />in response to correspondence about Waste Management's handling of mixed broken glass from <br />the City of Roseville's recycling program. The letter stated that although the MPCA has <br />accepted specific materials for use as alternative daily landfill cover, it is not considered <br />recycling. This letter is indicative of the need for local recycling officials to continue such <br />policy discussions with the MPCA as per our recommendation #3 in the attached summary <br />report. <br />01-00253-10101-0101 ~ 070001 ~ 013500 P:\013500 Ramsey Co\RTA\Roseville\RWBPSR\B1605 Cover Letter <br />
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