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I 0-;6 I dedicated solely to brush. Residents of these communities are charged a fee for disposal of brush. These communities chip the brush, use some for City projects and make most of it avail- able for residents to pick up free of charge. I Gene Kruckenberg, Environmental Officer with the City of Shoreview, says residents appreciate having a clean up day they can count on and can schedule around. He says Shoreview takes more calls praising the program than for nearly all other city services. I I I Alternatives Not all cities use a clean up day in a central location. The City of Bloomington runs curbside collection of bulky items. The City is divided into 5 collection zones. On that zone's designated Saturday residents may put out up to two appliances for pickup. Eighty percent of households participate setting out approximately 4,000 appliances each year. Bloomington contracts with BF! for recycling; BF! subcontracts with Arca to collect the appliances. Arca charges Bloomington $15 for each appliance collectcd. Bloomington charges residents $.75 a month, $9 a year, on their utility bill to pay solely for the appliance pickup. Bloomington pays Arca $250,000 a year, the City collects $225,000 from residents. Bloomington does not accept elec- tronics or HHW because Hennepin County has a year-round drop ofT site in the City that accepts those items. I I I The City of Hutchinson has a white goods collection day as part of its garbage program. Resi- dents can place one white good (appliance) and one hard good (furniture item) per Household curbside for collection on that one day of the year. Residents call the City's garbage hauler Waste Management to schedule pick up. Residents pay a monthly garbage fee that includes recycling, collection of organics and white goods collection. The fee is based on the size of the resident's garbage container (although Hutchinson offers senior discounts). Current rates are $11.98 senior, $14.83 for a 30-gallon cart, $19.05 for a 60-gallon cart and $25.26 for a 90-gallon cart. I I I Mesa, Arizona also offers white goods curbside pickup. Residents must register, but items are picked up any week of the year on residents' garbage pick up day. Residents are charged $10 for the first appliance, $5 for each additional appliance up to four. City crews also set out rolloffs in residential areas each spring. Residents are advised that they can put appliances, bulky items construction debris and other similar items (no electronics or household hazardous waste) in the rolloff for free. The cost is included in residents' monthly garbage fees. I I I I ".01 ~ a@ "'FREE/\br'l\cl .Us" ........ .-c.._ of ""'" Bili Another disposal option is the Twin Cities Free Market web site www.twincitiesfreemarket.org. The website is run by Eureka Recycling (previously named the St. Paul Neighbor- hood Energy Consortium). Metro area residents may use the website to list something they wish to get rid of or to browse for something they may wish to acquire. Eureka Recycling posts the listing and requires that all transactions be free of charge. Anoka and Washington Counties pay Eureka Recy- The subsidy allows County officials to publicize the website to I I I cling a subsidy to run the site. residents. 25