FYI -- I thought some folks on this list might find this of interest.
Below is some information from Eureka Recycling about adding curbside
composting in St. Paul. However, the Mayor needs to hear from citizens that
folks want this in St. Paul.
Let's get curbside composting in St. Pau in 2013!
Happy Summer!
Christy
Below is some information from Eureka Recycling about adding curbside
composting in St. Paul. However, the Mayor needs to hear from citizens that
folks want this in St. Paul.
Let's get curbside composting in St. Pau in 2013!
Happy Summer!
Christy
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The Mayor is deciding whether to include this in his budget, so we are asking
for folks to let him know that they support the plan and the $1.90 per
household per month. There is a form at tinyurl.com/mayorbudget . More
information about bringing Curbside Composting to St. Paul may be found on
Eureka Recycling's website and in the email below.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Eureka Recycling <<email obscured>>
> Date: July 23, 2012 3:40:33 PM CDT
> To: <email obscured>
> Subject: Call Mayor Coleman: he's uncertain about citizens' interest in
adding curbside composting and more plastics recycling!
> Reply-To: <email obscured>
>
> Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
> Dear Christy ,
>
> Mayor Coleman needs to hear that you want to see composting & adding more
plastics recycling in the Mayor's City of Saint Paul 2013 Budget!
>
> Call the Mayor's Office Today! (651) 266-8510
>
> Saint Paul has a new plan to recycle and compost 75% of all our waste! That's
a 30% increase over what we recycle now.
>
> This plan includes curbside composting collection, the addition of more types
of plastics to the recycling program, prevention education, and more.
>
> Why should Saint Paul include the plan this year?
> Ramsey County has already told the city that it will require the city to
collect composting in 2015. But Why Wait? Saint Paul citizens have been asking
for this program since the Saint Paul Environmental Roundtable in 2005.
>
> By adding food waste to the recycling program now, we can make other changes
at the same time that allow us to start picking up some of those pesky plastics
that plague us!
>
> How? We can make all of these changes at once by changing to a simpler single
sorting system for recycling. This makes it possible to replace the aging
recycling fleet (with cleaner-fueled trucks) to collect both recycling and
composting on the same truck in two separate compartments, so we don't have to
add more trucks to the streets to collect more. This reduces emissions, saves
wear and tear on the roads, and saves everyone money!
> What does it cost? Good question. The plan will cost $1.90 per household per
month, significantly less than other programs in the U.S. But the great news is
that after you reduce your garbage and your garbage service level, you can
actually save money. Families can save an average of $2.50 per month. That's a
real savings of $7.20 each year.
> By extending its contract with Eureka, the City of Saint Paul can add these
materials and save money! By using its ability to provide contract extensions,
as it's done before for Eureka and its other partners/vendors, the City of
Saint Paul taps Eureka's capacity to finance the capital investments needed for
this program (such as carts and equipment) so the city doesn't have to. This
saves the city millions of dollars. This plan would extend Eureka's contract
just 8 years, from 2016 to 2024.
>
> Through its partnership with community-based nonprofit Eureka, the city has
received over $3.3 million from the sales of recyclables, works with the only
non-governmental recycler in the state of Minnesota that has union recycling
drivers, and benefits from the reinvestment of all of Eureka's proceeds in the
community.
>
> This plan will reduce our waste, improve our environment and our health,
provide us with much needed compost to improve our soils, and save us money.
Learn more...
>
> Now is the time to add it to the 2013 budget and get it passed!
>
> Saint Paul Mayor Coleman needs to know you support this plan....before he
releases his draft budget on Monday, August 13.
>
> Call the Mayor's Office Today! (651) 266-8510
> (Or send an email)
>
> Want to do more? Find out how.
>
> Thank you for your support!
>
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The Mayor is deciding whether to include this in his budget, so we are asking
for folks to let him know that they support the plan and the $1.90 per
household per month. There is a form at tinyurl.com/mayorbudget . More
information about bringing Curbside Composting to St. Paul may be found on
Eureka Recycling's website and in the email below.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Eureka Recycling <<email obscured>>
> Date: July 23, 2012 3:40:33 PM CDT
> To: <email obscured>
> Subject: Call Mayor Coleman: he's uncertain about citizens' interest in
adding curbside composting and more plastics recycling!
> Reply-To: <email obscured>
>
> Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
> Dear Christy ,
>
> Mayor Coleman needs to hear that you want to see composting & adding more
plastics recycling in the Mayor's City of Saint Paul 2013 Budget!
>
> Call the Mayor's Office Today! (651) 266-8510
>
> Saint Paul has a new plan to recycle and compost 75% of all our waste! That's
a 30% increase over what we recycle now.
>
> This plan includes curbside composting collection, the addition of more types
of plastics to the recycling program, prevention education, and more.
>
> Why should Saint Paul include the plan this year?
> Ramsey County has already told the city that it will require the city to
collect composting in 2015. But Why Wait? Saint Paul citizens have been asking
for this program since the Saint Paul Environmental Roundtable in 2005.
>
> By adding food waste to the recycling program now, we can make other changes
at the same time that allow us to start picking up some of those pesky plastics
that plague us!
>
> How? We can make all of these changes at once by changing to a simpler single
sorting system for recycling. This makes it possible to replace the aging
recycling fleet (with cleaner-fueled trucks) to collect both recycling and
composting on the same truck in two separate compartments, so we don't have to
add more trucks to the streets to collect more. This reduces emissions, saves
wear and tear on the roads, and saves everyone money!
> What does it cost? Good question. The plan will cost $1.90 per household per
month, significantly less than other programs in the U.S. But the great news is
that after you reduce your garbage and your garbage service level, you can
actually save money. Families can save an average of $2.50 per month. That's a
real savings of $7.20 each year.
> By extending its contract with Eureka, the City of Saint Paul can add these
materials and save money! By using its ability to provide contract extensions,
as it's done before for Eureka and its other partners/vendors, the City of
Saint Paul taps Eureka's capacity to finance the capital investments needed for
this program (such as carts and equipment) so the city doesn't have to. This
saves the city millions of dollars. This plan would extend Eureka's contract
just 8 years, from 2016 to 2024.
>
> Through its partnership with community-based nonprofit Eureka, the city has
received over $3.3 million from the sales of recyclables, works with the only
non-governmental recycler in the state of Minnesota that has union recycling
drivers, and benefits from the reinvestment of all of Eureka's proceeds in the
community.
>
> This plan will reduce our waste, improve our environment and our health,
provide us with much needed compost to improve our soils, and save us money.
Learn more...
>
> Now is the time to add it to the 2013 budget and get it passed!
>
> Saint Paul Mayor Coleman needs to know you support this plan....before he
releases his draft budget on Monday, August 13.
>
> Call the Mayor's Office Today! (651) 266-8510
> (Or send an email)
>
> Want to do more? Find out how.
>
> Thank you for your support!
>
> If you wish to no longer receive emails from Eureka Recycling, please click
the "SafeUnsubscribe" link below.
> Forward this email
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