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Leaf camposting is given considerable atiention in the 1985 Abatement Pro ress Re ort to the Minnesota Legislative Commission on Waste Management. Eight grass/leaf compost programs in the metropo�itan area are profiled in the report. Of these eight areas, only three (Minneapolis, Roseville and White Bear Lake) are "leaves only" 51t�5. In 1985, almost 6,000 tons af leaves were amassed at the �ight sites for a yield of nearly 25,oaa cubic yards of compost. Participa�ion in source separation by Ramsey County residents through curbside pickup and drop-off centers is expected to remove six percen� of the mixed household wastes from the waste stream in 1988. This would increase to n�neteen percent in 1990 and thereafter. - Assuming Raseville residents continue to generate waste at an annual average of 2.5 lbs./persan/day, each of the approximately 9,�00 single family households* would, at 2,57 persons/household average, be source separating (yard wastes and recyclables) approximately 2.7 lbs./week in 1988 and 8.5 lbs./week in 1990. To achieve the goals of waste abatement, both the Council and Coun�y acknowledge that the results ar� entirely dependent on participation by the waste generator. Although the County has the authority to impose mandatory saurce separation, �oluntary participation is definitely preferred. Public awareness and education programs directed at waste abate- ment are necessary to enhance continuing voluntary participation by the waste generator. Such programs should focus on: o the role of the waste generator as a first�link in the overall waste management system. 0 � c benefits of waste abatement. changes necessary to change 'old habits' of waste disposal. methods and goals of residential waste abatement. o grass roots activities, including citizen participation in imporfiant decisions on waste abatemEnt plans and projects, Awareness and educational p�ograms are expected to be p�ovided by goverivnental units, waste haulers, schools, environmental and other citizen groups. For example: Metropolitan Council Publish newsletter on solid waste. Continue to publish Recycle It, and develop computer-phone network fox access to Recycle It listings. Provide person-to-person technical assistance for counties and municipalities. Counties Plan and supervise publicity compaigns far county-wide reduction and recovery plans. Imp�ement cer�ain county-wide publicity tools (newspapers, etc.). * Includes duplexes through fourplexes. 25