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� <br />In an effort to help reduce yard waste in landfills, the Ramsey <br />County Board approved a proposal t� initiate a network of <br />centralized yard waste camposting sites in 1983. Seven sites <br />were opened by the County that year. An additional site, in <br />Maplewood, was opened in 1984. Tlze Maplewood site was expanded <br />in 1989. <br />The County provided funds to develop the sites, hire a monitor <br />for each site, provide signs, provide pub�icity, and maintain <br />the praject during 1990. The County sites were intended to <br />supplement existing sites in individual cities, including <br />Roseville. <br />' Prior to 1990, the sites were open ta anyone with yard waste, <br />including w�aste haulers or commercial yard maintenance services. <br />� However, the sites had orily limited hours of operation, even in <br />the fa31. Waste hauZers and commercial yard maintenance companies <br />� <br />can no longer use these County sites. <br />€ <br />a <br />5. CIIRRENT PRACTICES--NATIDNWIDE <br />This section is a summary of yard waste strategies and changes <br />occurring across the nation. We can learn from the experience of <br />other community's successes (and mistakes). <br />5.1. Seattle, Washington <br />Seattle has three programs pertaining to yard waste. <br />(1) Curbside callection of yard waste. The city charges <br />$2.00/month for �p to twenty parcels of yard waste at 60 1b_ <br />maximum per parcel. PZastic bags are acceptable at the <br />present time but their use is creating sorting prob].ems. <br />Some of the haulers are changing to fiber bags and leased <br />containers. <br />(2) Reduced fees at the transfer station. Loads with no yard <br />waste are billed at 80 percent of the normal fee. <br />(3} Backyard composting. The City promotes a Master Cornposter <br />program which inc�udes training of one hundred "Master Com- <br />posters." The City provides 6,OOO coinpost bins free to <br />residents along with one hour free consultation {mandatory). <br />They expect to distribute 4,000 more bins this year and 10,000 <br />bins next year. <br />Note: Seatt].e awards two garbage contracts for the entire <br />city. <br />5.2. Eugene, Oregon <br />The City is providing educatianal information on composting to <br />residents. The County has a campost site. Residents are not <br />required to contract for garbage collection. <br />0 <br />m <br />