Agenda - Council - 04/09/1991 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I Dec-90 3719 155.03 Hours 51.94% Jan-91 4076 163.75 Hours )56.85% Feb-91 3776 147.18 Hours 52.63% Based upon the current statistics, the City would see an increase of 1,178 pounds of additional recyclables for every increase of one percent participation. If Ramsey could average 70 percent participation and the pounds per household remained the same, the curbside program would account for 484 tons of material. To estimate the amount of material the City will recycle with the curbside program, the formula would be; I43,540 + ((1.178 * Participation Rate) * 10)) = 2,000 Amount Recycled in Tons The 143,540 pounds comes from the amount already recycled for the fn:st two months of 1991. This figure could also be increased by the promoting of environmentally friendly purchasing habits. This means the purchasing of products packaged in a way that allows them to be recycled (i.e. a glass jar of peanut butter instead of a plastic jar). This would increase the amount of corresponding recyclables for each percent of participation. Making the residents aware of these ideas can be done through the Ramsey Resident and through direct mailings to all residents. Recycled Materials A change in the buying and consuming habits of the residents will also cause a change in the breakdown of the recycled waste su'eam. Listed below is a percentage breakdown of the materials collected in 1990 for all recycling programs. As the pie chart shows, the vast amount of the mater/al, by weight, was newspaper. Newspaper traditionally makes up the largest amount by weight of recycling programs overall.