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Disposal of Bulky Items as matresses, cads: while it is not illegal to dispose of large items such mattresses, furniture and carpeting in the garbage it may take addi - tionaltimeormoneytodoso. All licensed garbage haulers in Roseville 1W charge extra to take bulky items. The fee vanes by type of item and size If taken away by a garbage hauler these items typically end up in a landfill Even A items are taken to a waste to energy processing facility they will most likely be separated out because they are difficult to process. Some items such as mattresses and carpeting can be recycled but residents may need information and support to find the ways to do this Most So seville residents chose to get nd ofthes e items using the least expensive means. Many residents recycle them by giving furniture and similar items away or selling them. Fifty three percent of homeowners and 50% of multi many complex residents surveyed in 2002 have donated large items to chanty. Eighteen percent of homeowners and l4%of multi -family com- plex residents have sold the items. A large number also put these items in the trash after arraraging a special pickup with their gar - bage hauler . Forty four percent of homeowners and 36 %of multi -Sandy residents have done s o. Five percent of homeowners simply take the item to the dump themselves and a few break the item down into small pieces and place it in their trash According to a 2002 Roseville resident survey there appears to be significant interest in holding a dean up day in Roseville Sevent y -eight percent of homeowners and 70% of multi unit complex residents said they would be very likely or somewhat likely to take items to a cleanup day. product Stewmtlslup A growing trend is one of product stewardship where a company takes back an old item when it sells you a new item. About E/o of home owners surveyed said the seller to ok the old item when they delivered the new item. Many mattresses for instance can be refurbished and resold by the company. (Nom St Paul even included a mattress recycling company in its dean up day) The Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance has taken the lead in working with private companies to develop a system of product stewardship for carpeMg. The MOEA joined other states in negotiating a memorandum of understanding with the carpet industry under which the industry will develop programs to increase the amount of reuse and recycling of post - carpet and reduce the amount of waste carpet going to landfills. The first collection programs in Minnesota are expected to launch in late 2002 or early 2003. More information on this can be found at litter www.moea state ran us /carpethridex. inn Mega[ Ihnaping and Storage According to Qty staff, illegal dumping on City property is not a problem. However illegal