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March 21, 2011 <br />Sincerely, <br />-174 ,51.41.4, <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />tarayettettosc Nona st.pammessiss-4194 1 ast-tarresso soc.cs:/-mSi eektisattni* I ivioaoinstraniiivii <br />The Honorable Will Roads& <br />Mayor, City of Maplewood <br />1830 County Road B East <br />Maplewood, Minnesota 55109 <br />Dear Mayor Bombs* <br />Tiu Sc1wrknbaCh <br />Special Assistant to the Commissioner' <br />1 <br />7 <br />It was a pleasure meetingwith you and the oth er Maplewood ieramentatives =March Isacal, <br />regarding Mapiewood's (City) Mascot in organized residential garbage collection Service. The IVf*.toesola <br />Pollution Control Agency's (Agency) Malt repart on organized collection (Analysis Of WasteCollecticm <br />Service Arrangemet, Juan 2009), recognizes that organised collection can offer environmental bertefits, <br />econmiopportanities' and operational efficiencies to cities in tlarnietro area. lin Arecirecirmt** <br />that mob community conduct several evaluations of their pawns and the impacts to determine the <br />eatNirordilealtal benefits of organized collection for each community, We raeOMMand that yon study the <br />following items in the Qty to help you make an informed decision., <br />Efficiency of the system— la garbage oollection in Mfiplewood u efficient as it can be? WM <br />organized oolleotion improve the efficiency of thc existing mini? Are there additional serviced <br />that the an= andfor city would OM to ace provide? <br />Road hyena Garbage tracks are among heaviest on the roads. Vihat is theirimpact on the <br />roads in the City and how much does that cost the ail and laxPayers to repair' <br />Reorling Are residents of the the City recycling at ea acceptable level? W* orpnited <br />Municipal Solid Waste collection allow the City to improve recycling in the emmumity through <br />mom& hmguage With the haule? <br />Coat to Residents Cau organised collection affix niidents reduced costs forgarbage collection? <br />Or increased ;Graben for the same cost =I same level of garbage service? <br />Loma Air Barissioras 'WE air pollution (yank:Watts and carbon monoxide) be:educed by <br />organized collection? <br />Are there safety issms associated with Mick traffic that canbe reduced through organized <br />collection? <br />city Mminietuttion Otto:dyed collection only provides benefits when the City is committed to <br />actively ralmaging the contrai ts. le this something that the Oily is revered to do?. <br />As our study summorites, Inimy eides boo concluded that or d *bed= is a sound load deelatcoi <br />that leads to economic =I eavirorentatal benefits. Thank you for discusslus this iamb With us.' Boma <br />knelt Int faialrleed With significant developmtmts and feel free to connect me or my gaffes the Citr I <br />thaellgees this issue. <br />Attachment 2 <br />St.Paral eraberd betigit Law! puiuth Midst° Malitan Racheier wnwe 1 Printote000,pasPeopsw7r. <br />"AnequalappliquaYlmspaveit'.. pagi314940W014 <br />—,464 <br />