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• 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. • overall project timeline; Timeline would start immediately pending Environmental Board and Council approvals except for the monthly event. Monthly recycling would start in September. • why project is compelling and worthy of funding. This project will incorporate the ideas of recycling at work and anywhere as well as home. The City Environmental Board hopes to reach out particularly to the business community to increase recycling. This would be a new approach to increasing volume of materials entering the recycle stream. The City will also be making contact with our listed businesses to attempt to enlist business recycling "champions ". 2. Proposed Project Tasks, Work Plan, and Timeline: List/describe the main tasks that your organization will undertake and the estimated timeline for each task. • Design, print, publish and mail a tri -fold brochure on "We Recycle at Home, at Work, and on the Go." Mailing- would_go out to 6174 households as soon as design , print and publish is done. This would be contract work. Start as soon as approvals are obtained • Set example for business, and residents to recycle anywhere by purchasing indoor recycling containers for public facilities. Start as soon as approvals are obtained. • Fabricate 2 can cages to be used to involve residents, businesses and people on the go to recycle and contribute to Lino Lakes Parks. Start as soon as approvals are obtained • Switch to a monthly turn -key approach to recycle day. September or October • Publish and mail three bimonthly postcards to residents and business informing them of new recycling opportunities. Start as soon as approvals are obtained • Hire a graphics artist to design brochures and post cards. Start as soon as approvals are obtained. • Pay for a city employee extra hours, or an intern to help plan and organize the monthly recycle day. • Pay for two additional vendors to cover new items such as carpet, mattresses, and household. 3. Project Budget: Provide a detailed budget. Provide a detailed budget including expenses for staff, printing, copying, mailing, equipment, materials, etc. If the grant request is more than $50,000, you must identify the nature and source of matching funds. (See Guidelines for more information on eligible and ineligible expenses).