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. spring and fall compost collection programs as a "band-aid" approach until a more permanent compost program could be established. The City of Elk River would like to work with Sherburne County and develop a Sherburne County/Elk River compost site for southeast Sherburne County residents. The City has a few possible locations in mind, however no formal discussions have taken place. The City has not approached the county to see if there is any interest on their behalf. The City of Elk River would like to have two years in which to set up this program. The reason for the two year time period is that there is a lot of research and time that goes into siting and constructing a compost site. The City of Elk River estimates that $20,000 should be enough to offset most of the start up costs. Start up costs include fencing, signage, staffing, water, and road upgrading. These estimates were based on costs that the City of Big Lake is currently facing with the construction of their compost site. The southeast Sherburne County compost site would obviously need to be much larger than Big Lake's. Initially, the compost site would probably be open twice a month, depending upon demand, and would be used by Sherburne County residents only. . PROPOSAL #7 - BUSINESS RECYCLING The City of Elk River currently has a mandatory recycling program in place for all residential homes within the City limits of Elk River. An untapped market for recycling in the Elk River area is the business sector. There is some business recycling of office paper and cardboard already taking place, however, the majority are not recycling. I feel most businesses would like to recycle, however they are simply unaware of how to set up a program and find haulers who are interested in picking up recyclables. . The City of Elk River and the Elk River Chamber of Commerce are planning to work together to educate businesses on the recycling opportunities available in the Elk River area. The City will work with a booklet printed by the Tri-County Solid Waste Management Commission titled Tri-County Solid Waste Management Directory. In this booklet, a local recycling option fact sheet will be included giving names and numbers for various companies that will pick up office paper, cardboard, and other recyclables. In conjunction with the pamphlet and fact sheet, the City is planning on holding a series of workshops for interested businesses to establish a one on one relationship and get specific questions answered. The City will try to get other professionals, such as interested haulers, recycling center representatives, and other county and city officials, to attend some of these meetings.