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X T I <br />IlThe ban"', <br />Minnesota Statutes section 115A.931 says that a person may not dispos <br />of yard, waste, win mixeld municipal solid waste, in a landfiell or <br />resource, recovery facil This means that yard waste cannot be mixeo <br />and col,l,ected and disposed with other, types of solid waste. Wast <br />haulers can collect yard waste, but it must be collected and manage <br />separately qI I <br />Yard aste is dief inied 'in Ramsey County as leaves, grass clippings and <br />other soft-boldied plant material includ 11ong waste from gardens and non- <br />woody prunings . <br />Yard, Waste does not 'include brush and other woody materials, Brush can <br />still bell legally mixed with other trash and be delivered to the Resource <br />Recovery, Facility in Newport,, <br />On December 12, 19�8i9, the Ramsey Clou,n,ty Board of Commissioners approved <br />G <br />the Interim, System for Yard Waste Management. This plan outlines the <br />County's yard waste program for. 11990. The plan contains three main <br />MI <br />elements which includei <br />0 Increased publ-l"ic eidu,cation on waste reduction of yard waste in <br />4 <br />njunctiion with the Ramsey County Extension Service; <br />0 4 t ef <br />0 Clontinuation of the use of community compost sites with use limi <br />to Ramsey County residents bringing in yard waste f rom their own <br />property a and <br />0 A, contact with a, vendor to accept yard waste from haulers and lawn <br />services <br />Ij$ a, <br />