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* Residents of White Bear Township, White Bear Lake and the St. Paul neighborhood of Tanglctovn pay 20-30% less than a typical Ramsey County resident who is not served under an organized collection contract. THE PROPOSED LANDFILL ABATEMENT PROGRAM The Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Advisory Council considered a broad range of possible landfill abatement methods from the standpoint of; reliability/ risk, costs, ease of implementation and the degree of landfill abatement expected. Five specific methods were selected as priority landfill abatement strategies. Waste Reduction The Advisory Council recommended that the County actively pursue a waste reduction program through the County's internal Waste Reduction Task Force. This task force would seek to implement a variety of procurement policies and office procedures within County departments designed to reduce waste quantities. The County would also provide technical assistance to private businesses interested in estab- lishing similar waste reduction programs. 2. Source Separation The Advisory Council has recommended the development of a ;;ountywide curbside collection program for recyclables as its primary source separation strategy. With a 30% participation rate, a Countywide program would recycle about 20,000 tons of material per year by 1986. The current level is about 5,000 tons per year. Recycling would be carried out primarily by private recycling organi- zations, waste haulers and possibly municipalities. The County's primary role in establishing the recycling program is developing the appropriate organizational framework (organized collection) and the financing mechanisms. Collection centers for recyclables and com- mercial/industrial recycling programs would be maintained or expanded to augment the County's curbside recycling program. 3. Yard Waste Management The Advisory Council has recommended that the County develop a network of small scale (1 to 2 acres) composting sites. The location of these sites would be coordinated with the location of existing composting sites in Roseville, New Brighton, and in Planning District No. 12 of St. Paul. The Advisory Council has suggested that the composr sites be located on public lands. I]