6.1. SR 11-19-2007REQUEST FOR ACTION
To Item Number
Ci ~ Council 6.1.
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Community Development November 19, 2007 Nicki Blake-Bradley, Environmental
Technician
Item Description Reviewed by
Consider Use Again Clothing Recycling Pxogxam Rebecca Haug, Envixoruxtental
Administrator
Reviewed by
Lori ohnson, City Administrator
Action Requested
Consider fox approval, placement of bins on citj= property locations with high visibility and traffic fox
clothing, textiles, and shoe collection by a recycling firm located in Roseville called U'SAgain. Potential
sites include: City Hall campus, Parks and Recreation facilities (senior center, ice arena, recreation facility),
and the Municipal Liquor Stores.
Background/Discussion
Clothing, shoes, and textiles have an outlet for xe-use in charitable organizations such as Goodwill and
the Salvation Axmy (fox example). However, there aren't many outlets for those items which maybe too
stained ox full of holes to be wanted or used by other people. The EPA has stated that 15% of textiles axe
diverted from landfills annually. This means that 85% of textile wastes axe being landfilled (or
incinerated). Many textile materials that charitable organizations have received have actually been refused
ox rejected, meaning that they most likely have also have made their way to area landfills.
Energy City has established goals sutrounding waste reduction, energy and water conservation. Recycling
is one method that, very simply, saves energy and water while reducing cvaste. It takes far less energy to
recycle an item than to create the same piece from raw materials. By implementing this program, the City
will Ue taking an active step toward helping to meet the established conservation and waste reduction
goals.
U'SAgain is a commercial company that specializes in recycling and/ox reusing shoe and textile materials
to reduce the amount of waste generated in an area and to increase the amount of recycling (and
therefore energy conservation) at the same time. This company accepts clean, dry items in any condition.
The usable items axe sorted from the recyclable items and sold to thrift stores throughout the nation (and
perhaps internationally), while the others axe sold to textile xecyclers where they will be shredded and
made into a variety of useful items such as seat cushions (boat, chair, etc.).
While Goodwill and Salvation Army may see U'SAgain as a competitor, they could also benefit from the
U'SAgain bins in several ways. They may begin receiving higher quality clothing or have to reject less
items since there will be an additional outlet for "damaged" goods. Another way the non-profits may
benefit from U'SAgain is that they, themselves, could use the bins for disposal of textiles and shoes which
cannot be sold... thereby reducing their waste stream and decreasing disposal fees.
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Financial Impact
There is no financial impact fox the City. U'SAgain offers full service and assumes complete responsibility
fox their bins. They provide the bins, liability insurance, all maintenance and cleaning of the bins, and 24
hour service as necessary at no cost to their client (in this case, the City). The City merely needs to choose
the locations fox the bins. U'SAgain will supply as many bins as requested and is willing to paint the bins
to a requested color. U'SAgain will also pay "the proprietor" (the City) x.02 per pound fox all items
collected in the bins. If a bin is not successful (being used enough), U'SAgain will remove the bin.
Attachments
• U'SAgain information flyer
• Service Warranty example
Action Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
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RECYCLING SYSTEM cAnv
ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE
HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE
NO COST - NO WORK - NO LIABILITY -FULL SERVICE
Most people have plenty of good clothing they
do not use. First the clothes sit for months in a
closet before they are eventually thrown away
in the garbage and dumped into the landfills.
According to the EPA' only 15 percent of used
clothing and textiles in the US are collected to be
used again for clothing or recycling. 85% is still
out there ending up polluting the environment
despite the good efforts of Goodwill, the Salvation
Army and many others.
Most people do not prefer it that way, so when
Diversion of textiles in the US
Diverted clothes
75.0%
Discarded clothes
85.oHo
According to EPA, the 7996 national average
~ Security chute
~ Professional service
~ Emptying as needed
~ Regular maintenance and cleaning
~ 24 hour service
b Liability insurance provided
~ Full satisfaction or prompt removal
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recycling is made more convenient for them with
a neighborhood drop off collection box, recycling
results improve.
U'SAcAIN is a commercial clothing recycling
business dedicated to the collection of clothes,
shoes and textiles. We contribute to:
i EPA Characterization of Municipal Slid Waste in the United States. Report EPA530-R-9&007. Page 64-6.
U'SAGAIN, LLC 1825 Oakcrest Ave., Ste 11, Roseville, MN 55713 Ph 651 639 0012 Fx 651 639 0019
Supports your environmental image
Well designed equipment
Convenient size bin 4 x 4 x 7'
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SERVICE WARRANTY
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U'SAGAIN, LLC hereby con firms to provide its services to the above mentioned
client as follows:
1. Provision of one or more containers per site as needed and appropriate
2. Sufficient emptying to prevent overflows - in moss cases twice weekly and
in some cases daily, where our monitoring shows it to be necessary
3. Regular maintenance and cleaning
4. Cleanup around the container if necessary
5. 24 hour service on points 2, 3 and 4
6. Temporary removal o f the container if the client wishes to do major
maintenance of the parking lot
7. No fixed time commitment
8. Removal o f the container when given notice by the client/ property owner
9. Provision of $1,000,000 liability insurance on the container
10. Listing of the location on Internet or printed information as agreed
Signed for U'SAGAIN, LLC
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Date: / 2007
Si ature:
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(~ U'SAgain, LLC
1925 Oakcrest Ave. # 1 I
Roseville, MN 55113 C
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