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u .rho run the Vermeer 1?30 1'?-inch chipper. The single~dged blades nre sharpened aRer each run. To save time on route, a fourth worker in a separate truck handles small bundles of twigs and brush. Chipped materials are collected in a pick• up truck with a enter box bolted onto [he bed. Between 15 and 30 cubic yards are col- lected eren~ month. The chips are tran.:- ported to a central location and are available froe to residenn. 'R'ich labor, maintenanm and fuel, the pro,-rant twill operate (or under 55.000 ayear.- S[ensland sacs. CONTRACTING OUT IM OLTMPII Olrmtpia, R•ashingtan paps S-tf/hour to iu chipping contractor. Hardy Tree Se n~im of Elmo. -The whole program costs about 53.O00/year.' notes Penny \fabie o(the city's recpelin~ office. adding that the total in- cludes publication of educational and pro- motional materials prepared in-house. The chipper and ttvo openton am schtduled fur two-hour sessions on specified Saturdays Gom >farch until October. 'R•e hate hco dates per month in March and :~pril and then once a month the rest of the rear.' sans \fabie.'.-Utd a'c're con>idering adding asec= and slot in September depending on de- mand.' There are three time slots available - 3:30 to 10:30 a.m., 11 a. m. to 1 p.m. and ^_ to -{ p m. '11'e give two hours of chipping for free. but it's perfectly acceptable for groups or individuals to negotiate with the contractor to come back,' Nabie notes. Residents are asked to coordinate at least six households to gather their material (or a ~ . chipping session. The amount of wood chipped is umm~ainbecause it sdone on-site and all the materials are IeR behind. The contractor had ?7 sessions Cor the town last near. Hardy Tree Services tiles a six•ineh chipper. Acceptable materials include branches up to four inches in diameter and 1'?-inch bundles of thin branches. Grumbles, green vines, holly- and.thornp or twisted branches are not accepted. 'R'e wanted peo- plc to manage their green waste at home and be able to recoter a reusable product' ex- plains \labie. ~flte chips stay with the group. Typical uses are mulch, sidewalk strips or a Sturm of carbon (or home composting. They prq,~rnm produres n great amount of gtwd- will and rtduces the demands on our other sv~tcros of pick-up and disposal.' ~ ~~ • In addition to sen•ing as a way (or people to get to knmv their neighbor Iby meeting the minimum o(six homcowner~/chipper ses- sion[. an unexpecttd benefit was realized in December. 1996. when a (cook winter storm IeR a gmat amount ofdebris in iL; wake. Usu- ally dormant in tho winter months, the pro- gram teas retired and from Januan• 21 to Varch 3. 1997, 136 groups of six or more ~' households roceiced a total of 650 hours of chipping se rams from three contracton.'Be- cau:c +ve had that framework,- \tnbic adds. 'ecenthing went a lot smoother." ^ Curbside chipping programs are gaining in . popularity becduse of.customer convenience and cost-effective chipper technology. CKER I VD'USTRIES I \G OE51611O TOR Breen lt',.J, ~rwnry. Lunh, ls~. n. . Grurrt.n.~n S Ririln n~ APPLICATNIMS \tuniaral oral fmn[e \iW 6'atr Fa iLun. . • Luilnlh; (~rrnna. R'aJ yui. C\m~Ln.o G~ntrxmn The Pxtcr :+\t n a r+.ertul. i~,~nLFle, ef(nrne mttl+J .J rncnvn¢.t~J ~a~te. • Thn in.luln vumr, I,ti~, huh rylkta Breen •ate uJ CSD Jelin. Thu nvchme tnihsn.rytaLn matnul • a ~ Mm+rY Rnnlet. 111! ilitlYTt1 11RY~~' ^~RIITRR,./[IRRI~ lR1IR IOI.fOf.Rit2 PROR[ '.1O I.f Of.l lfO ffI PACKER 2000 GRINDERr,~~~~ Yoitr Partner in 1~alte Reduction Success:~' -:,-~ s ;_ ;1 • ~_~f Bto(-Ycu Aran 1999 ~ a: