When we moved to Minnetonka last summer, my husband called the city to enquire about recycling rules, day of pickup, etc. He was told by a Minnetonka employee that Mpls. only requires separation to "make the residents feel good" about the program.
It is a little bit easier for us to toss all the cans, glass and plastics together, but what we really appreciate is the weekly pickup. In Mpls, it was always "is this recycling pickup week?" We still separate the newspapers, cardboard, grocery bags, etc. I'd be curious as to the extra costs of post-collection separation. Dee Long Living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but my heart's still in Mpls. Mark wrote: Minneapolis has spent more than 10 years teaching residents what gets recycled and what doesn't. That investment has paid off by making our = city a leader as far as quality and purity of collected recyclables and it = likely played a large part in getting three bids that were all improvements = over the current contract with BFI as far as the marketing agreements = (revenues from selling collected recyclables) are concerned. That's something that = the Solid Waste and Recycling division of Public Works should be commended = for. Moving to single-sort would be a huge step backwards in that regard. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
