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• Environmental Board AGENDA ITEM 6A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson MEETING DATE: July 25, 2012 TOPIC: A continuation of the commercial /Industrial /Business/Public and Semipublic Recycling Goal Implementation INTRODUCTION The Lino Lakes Environmental Board is responsible for overseeing the Solid Waste and Recycling Program for the City of Lino Lakes. Each year the Board establishes goals for the upcoming year. The Board established a new recycling goal for 2012. The new goal was to investigate the expansion recycling efforts in the city with particular attention to Commercial, Industrial, small business and public semi public entities. BACKGROUND Since the June 20th Environmental Board meeting, staff has submitted a grant request (Attachment 1), to Anoka County Integrated Waste Recycling Enhancement Grant Program. The grant request evolved a bit since the Environmental Board meeting in June to that of a new program idea of "We Recycle at Home, at Work and on the Go." The program description includes the following: • Project scope and design; Project is intended to promote and offer opportunity for residents to recycle at home, at work and on the go. It is intended to bring in the business fraction of Lino Lakes to the recycling program as well as recycling anywhere any time in Lino lakes • expected outcomes; Increased recycling, City of Lino Lakes as setting an example, increased opportunity to recycle by offering a monthly recycle day and expansion to carpet, mattresses and household. • Current relevant practices and what practices will be changed during the project; The City will change to a monthly recycling event, promote through brochure recycling at work as well as at home and anywhere...on the go. It is hoped to pull in our business sector of Lino Lakes in education, and increased recycling increasing volumes and understanding of what and how to recycle. Opportunity will be given to residents and businesses to contribute to community needs by donating their aluminum cans and depositing them in can cages manufactured by this grant. • key individuals participating in project activities, including any project collaborators; Key individuals would be Marty Asleson, Environmental Coordinator for the City of Lino Lakes, Lisa Hogstad, employee for the City of Lino Lakes and assistant to the project monthly recycling event, Anoka Integrated Solid Waste, John Freimuth Enterprises, and NRI of Hugo, and Cathy Short, graphics designer for brochure.