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next scheduled tolltttion day. Bag and tan limit.; may al>o <br />be established in n+njunction with a volume-based collectiu t~ <br />swstem. Both strategies encourage rrsidenual recycling. <br />backward composting and grass cycling. <br />Sun~ey re>ults indic.rte that hard trimmings comprise up <br />[o dU percent of the total municipal solid waste stream and <br />up to 53 pe nt•nt oC [he rrsidenual waste stream. Many of <br />the n•sponses art estimates as no[ all communities underv <br />take detailed wa>te audi V. '>fumttpalities must plan Cor <br />peak dtvnand as yard trimmings volume is largely respon- <br />sible fur spikes in truck and worker requirements,' notes <br />David Grifl'rths. manager of Calgary.:\Iberta's Solid 11'aste <br />Sen~itrs Division. <br />Forty-ei,4ht penen[ u(thr communities sun~eyed are tot•- <br />ered by yard tnmmings bans. \'anous Iocels of government <br />can ban yard tnmmings from solid waste disposal (utilities <br />te.g. landfills. wasn•-tn-energy plants. and incineratorsL At <br />[he prowincial'suue level. >lmnesota 11992[. Yova Scotia <br />t ]996, and South Dokota ~ 1995 have all banned yard trim• <br />mings from landfills, while 11'est Virginia t 19961 has <br />banned it from all disposal (anlities. R'ixonsin ~ 19931, on <br />the other hand. bans yard trimming; from landfills, but al- <br />low's burning (or ener;~~ recowen~. At the county level, the <br />JefTerson Countc ilientucky~ Waste Management Board <br />[ 1994 banned leaves and grass from the landfill used by <br />l.ouiscille. A[ the cin~ level, Augusta ~Mainet and Seattle <br />have ordinances. The former mandates that leaves and <br />grass clippings b<separated from other trash and plated in <br />a lea(composung area. while the latter.precents yard trim- <br />mings (ram being placed in the garbage. <br />Yinen~~secen percent of sun~eycd cnmmuniucs oRer some <br />form of card trimmings collection. while gti pe teen[ hate. a <br />Christmas tree recycling pro{,~ram Source eduction pro- <br />grams include backyard composting, grass cycling. <br />." ti TECH•NO•BA6~ <br />~ - ~ A 100°k Bable <br />. ~f r1 ~' C~fl10QSt- B90 <br />TECH•NO•BAG' o(fen the highest quality product <br />~t the lowest possible price! <br />{5'r rnnke composting nfforrlable and hassle free! <br />• \,~n >taRh IuxJ k1'hnuing> • <br />• Lene~trhmJ ooh trace amuunt> n(<uh:+n JnniJe anJ »aier <br />•?wuhtr Grt all rniJcm ul.:+nums. ul anJ muvwiunal <br />:omwann~ pn+pr~m> <br />s <br />Pot mpe m.'ormIIgn, Nntse all 1-3Q7~573~JJ01 jj'~+!'~ <br />e-myl Lv.`~'iC.nnltWlCOm H <br />V~vr our wrtsrc F •>~w r:•v~.~ran tom. <br /> <br /> <br />I! ~ ~i\ e~-~i <br />~.}.~~CO~t.~ <br />'fir 01 <br /> <br />L <br />p. rti~ + r ~ • e c.e..v.:. 1000 k- <br />