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TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Item # 4.8B. <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Rebecca Haug, Environmental Technician <br /> <br />November 12, 2002 <br /> <br />Compost Bins <br /> <br />PROPOSAL - To deal with the amount of organic material being land filled and brought <br />to the Street Maintenance Department, the City of Elk River is proposing to offer its <br />residents compost bins. Composting is practical technique that converts waste materials <br />such as leaves and vegetable trimnnings into a valuable soil amendment, which helps to <br />improve plant production by improving the soil. The University of Minnesota Extension <br />Office received a SCORE grant from Sherburne County to purchase bins and give <br />workshops on how to properly compost. The workshops will cover the basics of <br />composting. Information will be presented on materials to use, structures, how to use a <br />compost bin, and trouble-shooting. This program will be free to the City of Elk River <br />residents. <br /> <br />The workshops will be offered in the spring of 2003. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff recommends the following: <br /> <br />1. Find out if the training room would be available to host a composting <br /> workshop in the spring of 2003. <br />2. Advertise to the City's residents about the benefits of composting <br /> <br /> <br />