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LAKE ELMO MUNICIPAL CODE <br />802 SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT <br />802.010 The purpose of the policies set forth within this <br />Ordinance is to reduce the amount of solid waste sent to landfills <br />through source separation of recyclable items. This ordinance is <br />intended to serve several purposes: <br />1. To raise the publics awareness of recycling and to make <br />recycling services available to City residents. <br />2. To encourage recycling activity with the <br />City of Lake Elmo. <br />3. To be prepared for a seemingly inevitable mandatory <br />source separation ordinance which may occur at the <br />discretion of the City of Lake Elmo, Washington County, <br />and/or the State of Minnesota. <br />802.020 DEFINITIONS <br />A. "Recyclable Materials" shall mean items of refuse which <br />ar-e part of an authorized recycling program and which are intended <br />fo-r transportation, processing, and manufacturing or reuse, <br />including, but not limited to: paper, glass, aluminum and other <br />metal cans and containers and corrogated cardboard. <br />B. "Designated Recycling Program" shall mean a program for <br />the collection and recycling of recyclable materials which is <br />instituted, sponsored and controlled by the City of Lake Elmo and <br />its contracted recycler. <br />C. "Scavenging" ,shall mean the unauthorized collection of <br />recyclable materials that have been specifically set out by <br />residents of the City for the purpose of participating in curbside <br />recycling programs. <br />D. "Yard Waste" as it relates to this Ordinance shall mean <br />uncontaminated leaves and grass clippings uncontaminated with <br />foreign objects, such as tree trimings or brush. <br />E. "Compost Site" An area designated by the City of Lake <br />Elmo for residents to place uncontaminated leaves and grass <br />clippings. <br />802.030 CURBSIDE RECYCLING The City of Lake Elmo has initiated a <br />program in which every resident within the City is afforded the <br />opportunity to voluntarily separate recyclable solid waste. The <br />City of Lake Elmo will provide curbside pickup of recyclables base <br />on the following conditions: <br />802.040 COLLECTION All collection of recyclables shall be at <br />curbside on the boulevard in a clearly identifiable manner to be <br />designated by the City taff. <br />802-1 <br />