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�` <br />; <br />: <br />5.8. Mu�ching Mowers <br />In response to the growing demands of homeowners for non-bagging <br />lawnmowers, most manufacturers now affer "mulching" lawnmowers. <br />Mower design permits each grass blade to be cut and chopped <br />before dropping to the ground, thereby enhancing its deco�position. <br />The shift towards manufacturing muiching mowers, and the purchase <br />of those mowers by homeowners, will contribute favorably to the <br />further decrease of lawn clippings that are otherwise bagged and <br />hauled away. <br />6. CIIRRFNT PRACTICES--METRO AREA <br />Major changes in 1990 have been seen in the handling af yard waste <br />in the Twin Cities metro area due to the yard waste disposa� <br />restrictions begun on January l, 1990. A change in the services <br />offered by waste haulers is one af the most notable changes. <br />6.1. Xard Waste Disposal Restrictian Began January 1, 1990 <br />As stated in Section Three, State law prohibits mixing and dis- <br />posing of yard waste along with other solid waste as of January 1, <br />Z990. This law effects the seven county metra area, including <br />RosevilZe. <br />C,.2. Haulers now offer yard waste collectian service_ <br />Most waste haulers in the metro area have informed custQmers that <br />yard waste no langer can be mixed together with ihe regular <br />waste. In addition, most haulers give customers the option af <br />having yard waste removed at an added cast. While charges vary <br />from hauler to hauler, the average cost is $1.0� to $1_50 per <br />thirty gallon bag of yard waste col�ected by the hauler (one <br />hauler charges $3.50 per bag). Each hauler has its own restx-ic-- <br />tions regarding the container to use, the container's size, and <br />the day of collection. <br />A few waste haulers transpart yard waste to Composting Concepts' <br />in Woodbury (see Section 7.3). Others land spread grass <br />clippings on farm land. However, at least one hauler has its own <br />compost site, and once the yard waste has been converted to <br />compdst, typically use it as caver far their adjacent Iandfill. <br />All hau�ers collect yard waste and regular waste separately. <br />This practice could double the number of trucks traveling neigh- <br />borhaod streets on collection days. Some haulers indicate they <br />use radio communication between trucks to direct yard waste trucks <br />directly to the residents with yard waste, thereby making the yard <br />waste coi�ection more efficient. <br />8 <br />