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waste and 120,000 cubic yards of brush. The estimated annual cost of operation and maintenance of <br />the yard waste sites is $1.3 million. <br />a <br />`m <br />a <br />V <br />U <br />V <br />of <br />v <br />500,000 <br />450,000 <br />400,000 <br />350,000 <br />300,000 <br />250,000 <br />200,000 <br />150,000 <br />100,000 <br />50,000 <br />Figure 4 <br />Ramsey County Yard Waste Sites: Annual Site Visits & <br />Grass /Leaves & Brush Volumes 1991 -2010 <br />1991 79911 199" 1sp 100 10 IN, <br />—Site Visits <br />Grass /Leaves <br />Volume <br />—Brush <br />Volume <br />The County encourages residents to reduce the amount of yard waste and brush they generate through <br />changes in turf and tree management (e.g., leaving grass clippings on the lawn and avoiding excessive <br />fertilization), backyard composting, and proper selection, planting, and care of trees and shrubs. The <br />University of Minnesota's Extension Service, through a contract with the Department of Public Health, <br />provides information on lawns, trees and gardens to residents, primarily through the Master Gardener <br />program. <br />Private and Municipal Sites and Transfer Stations <br />For a fee, residents and businesses may deliver yard waste to private yard waste sites and solid waste <br />transfer stations located both within and outside the county. Rates charged may vary by site, by type of <br />material, and by quantity. Residents of the City of Roseville may, at no charge, bring leaves to a City <br />compost site in spring and fall. <br />A number of communities, including both municipalities and neighborhood community councils in Saint <br />Paul, have offered residents opportunities to dispose of tree and shrub waste at municipally sponsored <br />cleanup events or other locations. Typically, but not always, a fee is charged. <br />Yard Waste Collection at Home <br />The vast majority of residents are served by waste haulers offering separate collection of yard waste, <br />including tree and shrub waste. Rates vary: increasingly haulers are charging for season -long pickup <br />although some charge for individual pickups. In the five communities with organized trash collection, <br />residents are offered yard waste pickup, either as an optional cost or as part of the contracted service. <br />Haulers typically specify preparation requirements, and some place limitations on the quantity collected <br />per stop. Some lawn services and tree services also provide collection of yard waste. <br />Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 142 <br />Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112 <br />