Citizens Waste Management Advisory and City Response

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County staff expects the use of the composting sites wil� peak in 1990 and then decline. Factors that might cause a decline in use include: Residents will tire of hauling grass clippings and Ieaves to the sites and will choose to Iet them lie on lawns instead. The County is considering a charge for residents to use the site. (The fee structure has not yet been set.) 7.3. Composting Concepts, Inc. Ramsey County has contracted with Composting Concepts, Inc. to accept yard wastes from waste haulers and lawn service companies in 1990. The agreement sets a specific fee structure for the yard waste deposated at their Woodbury site. Camposting Concepts charges haulers a fee to tip yard waste as follows: debagged yard waste $4.00 per cubic yard bagged yard waste $7.00 per cubic yard Haulers collect waste separately from residents, transport the yard waste to Camposting Concepts, and are billed for disposing of the material by the company. The company composts and markets the x-esulting praduct. As paxt of the agreement between the County and Composting Concept, Inc., the County agrees to deliver at least 20,000 tons of yard waste to the Camposting Concepts site in the year March 1, 1990, through February 28, 1991. The 20,000 ton total is to come from all sources including commercial haulers, lawn services, and the County itself. If the County fails ta deliver 20,000 tons of yard waste it wi�l be charged $15.50/ton for each ton less than 20,000 tons. As of this writing, County staff believes the 20,000 ton figure will be exceeded in 199Q. As stated in Section 7.2, Ramsey Coun.ty also hauls yard waste to Camposting Concepts. They are charged for the service as any other hauler. Because the County had not anticipated such a high use level for composting sites, County staff predict the Caunty's budget fox composting will be exceeded in 1990 due to their use of the Co�posting Concepts site. 8. CIIRRENT PRACTICES--ROSEVILLE The City of Roseville has begun to address the yard waste issue in 1990. Most actions to date are in the areas of pianning and information. As of this writing, no formal resolutions or regulations regarding yard wastes have been passed by the City Council. 8.1. Roseville Residential Waste Management Citizens Advisory Committee 11 F Y�:.