On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Corrie Zoll wrote: > One of my pet projects is to convince the city to place a compost credit on > the solid waste bill of customers who keep a backyard compost bin. The > program would work like the current recycling credit. > > Some Minneapolis residents already divert a large volume of waste from the > solid waste stream by composting grass clippings, fall leaves, and food > waste. This program would recognize the efforts of these composters and > would give an incentive to others to compost their waste.
I like this idea. I currently compost almost all of our yard and garden waste. Except for tree branches and the polluted leaves I rake up from the boulevard, it all goes into our compost piles. Between recycling and composting, my wife and I have significantly reduced the amount of garbage we put out every week. Most weeks, the garbage can is only half full (or is half empty). Also, if I am not mistaken, several of my neighbors compost a fair amount of yard and garden waste by using the compost piles in the community garden across the alley from me. Scott McGerik Hawthorne/Minneapolis http://www.mcgerik.com/scott/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
