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TO: <br />FROM: <br />Mark E. Bernhardsori/ City Administrator <br />John R. Gerhardsonr Public Works Director <br />DATE:March 1, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: Yard Waste Composting 1990 <br />Beginning 1990 neither land fills nor the burn plant will <br />accept yard waste (leaves/grass clippings & brush). <br />In addition Hennepin County who has accepted yard waste <br />previously has by resolution opted out of being the sole receiver <br />of yard waste and in addition placed a fee for accepting yaru <br />waste iJ r.nd when they will be ready to accept it. They have .iOt <br />designated a dropsite location or a transfer site at this <br />writing. Because there is no clear direction from Hennepin <br />County regarding yard waste it is necessary that the individual <br />municipality designate their own or use an adjacent <br />municipalities compost site. <br />Previously the City of Orono has accepted yard waste during <br />our clean up days. Two day's in the spring and one day in the <br />fall. Because there will be no other place for residents to <br />dispose of there yard waste, three day's per year will not be <br />sufficient therefore, I am suggesting the following escalation of <br />the program. <br />Establish a weekly drop off time where residents can drop <br />off their leaves/grass clippings debagged in to a 40 cubic yard <br />container. This could be done with a private contractor or City <br />forces . <br />When full the container would be transported to our compost <br />site at the old sewage treatment plant and placed in a sectioned <br />off area of the abandoned settling pond to be left to decompose. <br />There would be no turning of the leaves or chemicals added as <br />that type of treatment creates unacceptable odors. We would only <br />add water as needed. <br />This would be an experimental program for one year to <br />deterniine more accurate costs of handling of the yard waste and <br />the volume of yard waste all of which is unknown at this time. <br />There would be no fee to the resident for 1990. We may <br />have to establish a fee ‘:or lawn service companys. This program <br />could be administerd^wj th City forces, a private contractor or on <br />the honor system wltii no attendant on duty. <br />Because we wish to generate comments only at this time there <br />is no recommendation. <br />1