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• In 1987 the City began the organized hauling process. After a lawsuit and huge crowds, the City decided not to pursue it. Plymouth • The City has discussed organized MSW collection several times. Recycling is organized. Organized MSW/Organized Recycling Elk River The City has been organized since around 1990. The respondent did not work at the City at the time but confirmed the change in the system was controversial. The City had to work hard to convince residents that there would be a cost savings for them. They started out with four contracted haulers. The original conversion from open hauling to organized collection involved establishing four areas with relatively equal numbers of households to be served. Now they are down to two contracted haulers and two collection areas as companies have consolidated. They have five year contracts. Farmington • The City has been organized since 1947. Ham Lake • The City has been organized since around 1990. When legislation required cities to provide the opportunity for recycling, the City sat down with the haulers to try and agree on a uniform recycling program for the City. The haulers could not agree on a program so they switched to organized collection. They started out with four haulers and are now down to two and they have zoning. They get a handful of calls each year from residents that want an open system. Hopkins • Prior to my employment, the City tried several refuse and recycling collection systems. (Note: The city of Hopkins is currently organized with municipal crews collecting MSW and Waste Management collecting recyclable materials.) Since I have been here the only change has been from dual stream recycling collection to single stream collection. The only concern was whether bi-weekly collection would be sufficient. This turned out to be a non -issue since the recycling carts were available in three sizes and residents were allowed to have more than one cart at no extra charge if it was deemed necessary. Little Canada • The City has been organized for many years, renewing the contract every 5 years. Adding a fuel surcharge to the 2007 contract was a change from previous contracts because of the increased costs of diesel fuel. Changing to single sort recycling was also a major change in our contract. Red Wing • In 2006 the City tried to designate that materials go to the WTE facility. A lawsuit ensued and as a resolution the City rewrote the ordinance to have an environmental service charge instead of designating an end facility for the waste. X:\MS\IE\2008\08M081\l0000 reports\Final Appendices\Appendix E -Participant Comments -Municipal, In-depth and Billing.doc