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Clean Up Day I annual event(s) res: They that my clean up days organize them as an cannot events) residents can plan on to dispose of plunk s,fur pinkly anent be put in s with tlrcir regular trash such residents appliances, can up d and bmeh. ng a portion No encourage l cst Thi use duple dean up day education cation campaigns s lert residents dents to the p blems coupled with eduntioit cos and safest soluttsto the problems of disposing of difficult items and the safest solutions. For instance, appliances may contain mercury, PCBs or ozone deplet- ingCFCs/Freon Understate law major appliances must be processed to remove environmentally damaging materials. Mattresses, carpeting and furniture may be put in the trash and likely end up in a landftll However there are companies that w0 collect and refurbish orre- cycle some of these items . State law bans putting brush in with your Is garbage There are no county or state programs for brush disposal, although most private garbage companies will take brush for a fee and drop it off at a compost facility . Roseville used to hold annual Clean Sweep days in which residents could drop of large items such as furniture and mattresses for disposal. Residents could also drop off brush at the Ramsey Coulyty site on Larpenteur east of Dale There was a charge for disposal of all items. Acontrao- tot was hired to collect the large items and Qty crews collected the brush for chipping. The City did not subsidize the contractor for the program Roseville discontinued its Clean Sweep days in the early 1990's after being unable to 5lyd a contractor willing to mly the collection This ended despite the popularity of the program. A December 12, 1990 memo from Administrative Intern Kathleen Miller to City Manage Steve Sarkozy and Assistant Qty Manager Steve North said that Qty crews were trying to Crud a way to deal with the long lives at the Clean Sweep any Currently Roseville resi- dents may contract with then garbage hauler and Homeowners ul�tifarly� pay an extra fee to pick the Arranpick items up at curbside Fees Arrange u p electronics depending on the type of ec[rovs 33% 18% of item and its size Thirty— � k [M range percent of Roseville gePic up homeowners surveyed in of large items 44% 36% 2002 and 18 percent of multi family complex residents dispose of old computers and TV's by arranging a special pickup with their garbage hauler Forty four percent of homeowners and 36%ofninth family complex residents arrangea special pickup with their garbage hauler to dispose of mattress and old firmure Afew said they mix the items in with their It and two residents say they use Shoreview s Cleanup Day 23