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In the spring of 2015, Lino Lakes City Council approved offering free furniture and mattress recycling at Recycling Saturdays to encourage resident participation. Although this was extremely successful, the disposal costs of unexpectedly high volumes of furniture depleted our 2015 SCORE budget. The City has since implemented a $20 fee for mattress and furniture recycling for the remainder of the year, but has decided not to charge residents for making donations to Bridging as doing so may discourage reuse. Additional SCORE funds from this grant would be used to fill the current deficit, pay to transport donated household goods to Bridging, and cover the cost to recycle any items declined by Bridging upon arrival. Lino Lakes is also requesting funding to provide paper shredding and hard drive destruction at a fall Recycling Saturday, as there has been a high-level of interest from residents for these services. Residents from multiple municipalities will benefit from the household donations that Lino Lakes sends to Bridging. Anoka County will also benefit from the increased recycling tonnages resulting from additional paper shredding and hard drive recycling. Offering an easy way to donate furniture to charity is expected in increase the City's amount of reuse, while offering shredding and hard drive destruction is expected to increase our fall recycling rates. Recycling days will continue to occur on the third Saturday of every month for the duration of this year, where residents can recycle bulk items and make donations to Bridging. A recycling postcard will be designed in October and mailed to residents at the beginning of November to promote paper shredding and hard drive destruction on the November 21st Recycling Saturday. The Lino Lakes Recycling Intern, Aubrey Fonfara, will work with John Freimuth (Recycling Saturday vendor) and representatives from Shred -It, Green Lights Recycling, and Bridging to ensure programs are available for residents and tonnages are collected. This project would allow the City of Lino Lakes to promote reuse and the recycling of non - curbside items, both of which are important waste -diversion strategies. It also strengthens the partnerships between multiple entities, including City Government, non -profits, and businesses, to keep household items out of landfills. Using additional SCORE funds would ensure residents receive the services they need to prevent waste and help Lino Lakes improve its recycling efforts. 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. - Take project proposal to City Council — September 28th — Take grant to City Council for approval — October 8th - Schedule shredding day with First Choice Document Destruction — 1 week - Schedule hard drive destruction day with Green Lights Recycling — 1 week - Order a November Postcard Design — 2 weeks - Place an order with Nystrom Publishing to print and mail the postcard — 2 weeks — October Recycling Saturday (John Freimuth will take reusable items to Bridging) — October 17th - November Recycling Saturday with shred and hard drive destruction events (John Friemuth will take reusable items to Bridging) — November 21' - December Recycling Saturday (John Freimuth will take reusable items to Bridging) — December 19th