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RMM O • COWN LE IOCAI GONER 19 175 The facility is currently operating a pilot Haulers will absorb their increased costs by program and will begin its commercial raising their customers'rates. MAY, 1987 PAGE 2 operation this July. In addition, Ramsey County homeowners It will be open to the public from 6:00 will pay $15.53 next year to help cover the Trash—cont/nued from page l a.m. to 6:00 p.m. six days a week except for County's annual $4.2 million cost. Apart- six major holidays;"said Roth, ment owners will pay $10 per unit and commercial property owners will pay from "We're lucky to be associated with NSP," $46.83 to $2,7793, depending upon the A new video on this topic is available soon said Norgard. Northern States Power Com- amount of trash they generate. by calling the Resource Recovery Project at pany (NSP) owns and has agreed to operate 731-3680, said Riff Yeager, Project Con- the facility. NSP has a 20 year agreement to How can we minimize costs? "Personal sultant. You can also call this number to process trash and will charge Ramsey and responsibility is paramount," said Story. He get brochures, newsletters and informational Washington Counties a fee to do this pro- suggests: manuals about the Project or if you want cessing. someone to talk to your group.The Project I. Generating less waste by such practices address is 1811 Weir Drive, Suite 235, About 70 percent of the processed trash will as not purchasing disposable products, Woodbury,MN 55125. become a fuel which will be burned to by purchasing products with less pack- generate electricity. Other trash will be aging and that are returnable. Yeager spoke to 36 attendants at the May recycled. Only about 20-25 percent of the RCLLG meeting at the new $22 million trash will have to be landfilled — in contrast 2. Separating trash — removing glass, Ramsey/Washington Resource Recovery to the 95 percent landfilled before the metals, newspapers and other recycl- facility in Newport. Project began. ables. Other speakers included Colleen Halpin, "Landfill costs have skyrocketed, so in the 3. Mulching grass clippings into lawn Environmental Health Specialist, Ramsey long run, Ramsey County should save rather than removing them or taking County Environmental Services; Hal money,"said Halpin. grass clippings and leaves to designated Norgard, Ramsey County Commissioner; composting sites. Bruce Roth, NSP Plant Superintendent;and Patrick Story, Project Manager for the Resource Recovery Project. How will Ramsey County pay the costs? It will charge trash haulers a tipping fee that is about 20 percent higher than haulers pay "We (Ramsey County) do not operate nor now, but less than the County needs to pay do we own this plant.Our job,our total job, NSP's processing fee. The County will is to get garbage here 365 days a year, said gradually raise the tipping fee until in five Norgard. years it equals NSP's fee. The Ramsey County League of Local Governments Newsletter is published monthly as an educational and informa- a bona/service to the governmental units within Ramsey County. Comments,questions,and letters to the editor should be forwarded to the RCLLG office located at 183 University Avenue East,SL Paul,MN 55101 RCLLG members and guests Introduced themselves prior to the meeting.