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Ramsey County favors municipal operation of the small sites fOf <br />or <br />reasons of limited county staff time and <br />thewdll be veryt busy ~ <br />local control and responsibility. Y <br />in the near future establishing <br />toand/or <br />yardrw ste ban. The <br />composting operation in respo <br />current system of compost sites will only be able toeneaccommodate <br />d waste g <br />er <br />about 6,000 tons of the 41,000 tons of yard P <br />year by our residents. Development of the large operation n operation <br />will be a then Countypor,a private contractor.actual °P <br />handled by <br />Ramsey County will phase out our invol...._-..t '+ith the small rites <br />and instead let the cities anaArate oil <br />s ofe January 1, 1990m while we ,�tprimary <br />the large compost operationwith <br />responsibility for the small sites will re; ration Of thelamall <br />County funding for the establishmentthe landfill surcharge funds shared <br />sites will be continued using <br />with us by the other cointies. As a requirement for County <br />funding, the small sites must remain open to all County <br />residents. If more materials are delivered to the site than it <br />can handle, then the surplus can be moved to the large compost <br />site or operation. ifsite w 1 chooses <br />n <br />closed. t to maintain a site i <br />that <br />the <br />Ramsey County has developed plans to Prerationeed .,lA p <br />large <br />establishment of a large site or high-techop <br />site wouldisb <br />usedCebut heidiff culty of finding 1 ndmin hRamsey <br />composting roach. The high-tech approach <br />County may lead to a high-tech apP generate a compost of <br />�.. ..,"WAV. as it would likely 9 ,, -,.oe* for <br />may ue ��-..,..-,. will issue a ..��---- <br />higher quality. Ramsey County <br />Qualifications/Request for Proposals (R/R6P11fbe open�endediin <br />of a compost site or system. This RF'Q/ articular technology or <br />that it will not specify the use of a p <br />site. This way, it should be possible to remain flexible on the <br />ll be asked to <br />type of system to be used. Potential vendors proposals, and to <br />submit information on their qualifications and Prto compost tree <br />address specific questions such as their ability <br />wastes, marketing of the finished product, and their ability to <br />provide a site. <br />Tentatively, Ramsey County will provide a site for use .by garbagof <br />e <br />haulers and others but not get inardvLd in the waste shouldobeeprovided <br />;yard waste. ideally, collection of y <br />through an integrated collection system. Any other collection <br />method would De less efficient and more costly. volume -based fees <br />should be a component of ay foorlthe servion ice.m so If onlytthose using <br />those <br />who set out yard waste pay - le will have the <br />the service are paying for it., then peo P <br />incentive to mulch grass clippings and do backyard composting. <br />These are clearly the most efficient means of handling ya:d <br />waste, and so should be encouraged to the maximum extent <br />possible. <br />12 <br />