About using the transfer site: I've done it a few times over the years. I feel the system has improved: I think they allow more vouchers per year (six) than they used to; you no longer throw stuff into a pit (I almost fell in once); and rather than mail you a voucher, the Solid Waste office just faxes it to the transfer station so you only need to bring your ID.
That said, it's not nearly as convenient as hauling stuff to your curb, or as community-building as a good old-fashioned Clean Sweep event. I gather that only households with city sanitation service can get vouchers, whereas CleanSweeps generally take all comers? I recently gave a family in public housing a mattress and boxspring, and hauled their old one away to my curbside so they didn't have to pay a fee at their building. Also one voucher is good for only one load. So the capacity of the vehicle you use makes a big difference. I'll be renting a van one day this week to do a transfer station run as well as a few other errands. Both CleanSweeps and the transfer station have a reuse element: people cruise CleanSweep neighborhoods the day before, picking out the good stuff. At the transfer station, you can sometimes find good stuff at the outer edges of the various piles (metals, wood, and so forth). Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
