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Niner<•-se~•eri <br />percent Ot,SllR'eVeLl <br />communities offer <br />some form of yard " <br />trimmings - <br />collection, «•hile S3 - <br />percent ha~•e a <br />Christmas tree <br />rt~c~rcling program. <br />1 <br /> <br />rtlY 1. 1JY/:71~t/rerslar prase <br />Ihmkr al Prrcfnl0l <br />Oo;rS.,oa Prtq:am Currmurvtcs-~mmurot:es <br />Cuasx YL tt <br />trooor' mrtczn ~ 4? 9; <br />Qvamtn trot rKyUrq ~ S1 ~ &9 <br />&res~ry~ corncouxq W ~ 7 <br />Grass c,csnp Si 55 <br />ueJU+np ~? ~ aJ <br />rua vrunrrs <br />11Tf4f'JJ:+Gr Sr'Ky^ks tJ 15 <br />mulching, and yard trimming+ minimiz:r• <br />lion principles, respectively rTahlr I i. \u• <br />merous communities offer incentives (or <br />residents to participate in yard trimmings <br />diversion initiatirrs. For imtanm, several <br />cities giee away compost to residents, while <br />unc ofrern free s5vimfskate:puhlic transit <br />pa.-si s to partieippnts m the Christmas trees <br />recycling program. Other Christmas tmr <br />reepding programs offer fear wood chips <br />once the trees are processed. <br />Sourre reduction imm~tices include suh- <br />sidrzing backyard compostrr+ qr srllmg <br />them at a rtdumd ate. Calgan• distribuu•d <br />10.000 subsidized hacksard rnmpns[ers to <br />residents this Junc. It plans to offer the pm- <br />gram over the nr~t two erars. Billings. <br />Arnnlford. Aurlington. Chico. Sprinr,Ti e•Id. <br />Tillsonburg. and the \•ictorin rB.C.r (:apical <br />Regional District all. bare active hnckeard <br />composting pmgramAto enrnur:rgr n•sidrm <br />lipl participation VulNting moevrr mhat<•s <br />and discounts un• pro~.{~rd by Sacnmrntn <br />and Tacoma as incentives. <br />COILfCTIOM fTtIJTEiI[f <br />Twenty.pertrnt of rnmmunitirs sun'ryed <br />provide curbside pick up, 14 prm•n[ offer <br />dropoR sites, and 6? pe r<ent use both col- <br />lection strategies. \umrrous organics are <br />diverted: leeaes. Christmas trees, grass. <br />branches, weeds, sod, wood rosidunls. nod <br />tree stumps rTable 2r. Snmr rnmmunitirs <br />collect only one specific materiah while oth- <br />ers gather a wide variety. <br />Several communities hater ..+izr limita• <br />lions and/or ban certain yard tri rpmmgs <br />materials from their program. In many cas- <br />es, branches have diameter and/or lenr,Kh <br />restrictions. Oma~p accepts branches up to <br />fit•t cm in diameter and.onc meter in <br />Ian Fth, while Richmond aFCepts branches <br />up to IS eta in diameter. These limits grn- <br />'really are impoatd with promssing equip- <br />ment capacity and rase of hnndlitig rn <br />mind. Sod and tree stumps are the mn.t• <br />commonly banned yard trimmings matrri- <br />al+doe to weight rnnslraints and pmr•ess• <br />ing limitation+. Other bans includes hraneh• <br />e-+ and grass clipping!. <br />cmlitsle~ coufrnoat <br />Of the sunryrd rnmmunila•+. H^_ prm•nl <br />have catahli,rhed curbside yard trimmmf,±+ <br />collection. Noss rnmryumtir+ initiated their <br />program. during the 1990s, although <br />Sacramento started in 1913 and \iadison•~ <br />~15'isconsin in 19110. The programs <•ollect <br />from betel et•n a00 and 140,000 households. <br />Public collection rSO~prrcenu is the most <br />rnmmon, followed by rnntracted prit•ate r31 <br />percenu and rrsidrntial subscriptions to <br />private rnllydon rtrn percenU. <br />Curbside rnllection characteristics vaq• <br />in a number of e~ays. Seasonal collection t54 . <br />pe•rtent of pmgramsr is mom popular than <br />yrarmund r•?ri pertenu. The fot•mercan be <br />a fall Iraf program rOctober•\ovemberl, <br />and/or a Christmas tyre collection in Jat~ <br />uarv. Seasonal and crar•mund progra <br />mm~ divrn y:nrd trimmings nn a weekly rQ8 <br />pa•ree•nt ~, biwct•kly r?3 prrcenU or monthly <br />r4 pe•rcrntr h:rsis..Speeifit yard trimmin+s <br />material: also can be rnlltttrd at diRercnt <br />times during the month. For~ekample. iri <br />Sladisnn. leaves and grass arc collMted bi•. <br />~ur<•kly and brush monthly. Seawnal pro- <br />gram. also can hncc a dedicated~numbcr of <br />pick ups rtrn p<•rcentr Derr the-program's <br />running time. For instance.~London~tOn• . <br />tariui ha+sicyard lrimmipgs plrk'.upsfrortl <br />\1:rrch to Odntmr and rrsidrms receive a <br />go rbagr and" rrry~cling calendar s0 they" <br />know when to art nut matrrfafs: ~'.dnulhe~ <br />npunn acmbrblr is call-:n srn-im Uwn perv <br />a•nu: residents n( \lihvnukre can specifi• <br />rnllc n•qurst enlleYlmn. <br />5'a rd trimmings mac r4. pertcnt of re• <br />~prmdrnU~ ur mac not r?6 pcrcenU tic ~<rol• <br />Irrtrd nn the s:rmr dar as refuse. Several <br />communities van in their apprtsach rsevrn <br />Iw•nrnn. For in-tann•, the franchise-based <br />••ystrm m Portland assign+ n•+idrnts to~ <br />s~hscrihr din•ctly to nor of 44 dif(e rirnt <br />haulers who r•n'irr the oily. Each private <br />harder d,,reidr.< rf refuse and yard trimmings <br />coCrrtinn i+nn the same dnv. <br />T.. collect card trimmings. communities <br />nRrn utihm misting public equipment such <br />asn•arrsidr loader rnmpactnn.dumptt`ucks, <br />and frontcnd borders which can br sperifi• <br />calls dediented Ur yard trimmings nr shared <br />e~nh refur enlleclinn. \larkham u.+e•s dtdi• <br />catrd side loader compadon far yard trim-~ <br />ming collection. while Chicago co<vllbets <br />~clrnr blur hak card trimmings and rrcp•~ <br />clahlrs along with refuse in the same rear <br />loader compactor. Depending on the type of <br />material. sprcializ<d equipment such as tme- <br />uumsand strut swerpene may be required. , <br />rel. r. rr rreeatpf tvtatah aMrbl <br />• <br />A(IIeN15 CulkC7M ~ Num•~?cr al <br />~ COmmunRreS PerCen7 of <br />CMnmundits <br />forts 6J . 90 <br />OvrVmISMM E2 8D <br />Gent IS 01 <br />ermtrvt ~ n <br />tYeeCS ~ ti5 b . <br />soa z9 at <br />Wttea s. J J <br />free s:am s 7 <br />rn Pa 4'r • r r ~ ~ ' ~ 4rrnva[r< 1999 <br />