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� <br />� <br />� <br />� <br />� <br />� <br />PARTICIPATION AND EDLTCATION <br />According to the Metropolitan Council's Guide/Policy P1an, <br />surveys indicate that at the present time more than forty percen� <br />of the zegion's residents voluntarily recycle at least a portion <br />of their household wastes. This can be intex'preted as a concern <br />for our environmentr coupled with civic pride and efforts by <br />charitable organizations. <br />The Council's 198_5 Abatement Pro ress Re ort to the Minnesota <br />Legislative Commission on Waste Management indicates that at the <br />end ot 1985 there were eight tnunic�palities that had residential <br />curbside recycling and twenty-nine that had multimaterial drop- <br />off centers. The maj�rity of the drap-off centers were community <br />spansored. <br />Projected residential participation rates used to calculate the <br />Council's objectives for waste reduction and source separation <br />are as follows: <br />WASTE REDUCTION <br />Mulcha.ng/backyard composting <br />SOURCE SEPARATION <br />Yard waste <br />Recyc�ables <br />Drop-off <br />1988 1990 <br />IOo 150 <br />la 15 <br />1988 1990 <br />300 600 <br />Curbs�de Pickup <br />1988 1990 <br />250 300 <br />44 7Q <br />Source: Table 4-2, Metropolitan Council's Guide/Policy Pl.an. <br />� A four percent waste reduction goal by �990 is part af the <br />Council's and County's expectations. Waste reduction through <br />mulching, backyard composting and turf management are given first <br />� priora.ty in a waste abatement program in both the Council's <br />Guide/Policy Plan and Ramsey County's Master Plan. During the <br />growing season and �eaf fall period, grass clippings and fallen <br />� leaves make up a significant portion of the residentiaily <br />generated wastes that can be u�ilized on the premises rather than <br />being se� out for curbside pick up. <br />...� <br />However, a Twin City Area Survey ci.ted in the Ramsey County <br />Master Plan indicates that approximatley one third of all the <br />people (not all are generatars of yard wastes) in the area <br />cu�rently bag their grass clipp�ngs for weekly pickup by the <br />refuse hauler. This survey also indicates that about n�nety-two <br />percent ot these people woul.d be willing to participate in a <br />separate curbside pickup (source separation) program, and that <br />fifty pe�'cent of �hese would be willing to pay for the service. <br />The survey does not indicate how many people would participate in <br />mulching and backyard composting. <br />��2 �4 <br />