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Residents of Dakota County are already required to use compostable bags for yard waste. This rule will not impact your service if you take your yard waste to a collection facility and remove waste from the bags yourself.
When pet waste is disposed of improperly, not only water quality suffers - your health may be at risk too. If you'd prefer to dispose of yard debris another way, curbside collection is available on an optional basis throughout the county. Your yard waste should be placed on the curb no earlier than 4 p. Residential curbside yard waste collection happens twice a year, during the spring and fall. Engage your community - connect to news, events and information you care about.
Compostable bags include paper kraft bags large brown paper bags or compostable plastic bags. Compostable plastic bags should clearly state that they meet ASTM D standards for composting and that they are compostable.
Bags marked biodegradable or degradable do not meet the state law. The words lawn and leaf or yard waste do not guarantee that the bag is compostable and acceptable to use under the new rule.
Any yard waste, organics, or other compostable material must be placed in a compostable bag when collected at the curb. If you use a non-compostable bag for yard waste, Allied Waste cannot collect your waste. Compost drop-off sites will also require the material to be removed from non-compostable bags, and you will be required to take the bag with you.
Purchasing Compostable Bags Most home improvement, grocery, and hardware stores now carry bags. Many stores are just learning of this requirement and may appreciate the request.
Importance of Using Compostable Bags Once your yard waste is picked up, it is delivered to a compost facility. Some compost sites shred the bag and its contents and attempt to screen the torn pieces of plastics later. At the entrance of Middletown Avenue, recycling containers are located on the left hand side.
All materials that are accepted in curbside recycling pick - ups are accepted. No coupon is required to drop off recycling.
City of Abbotsford residents currently receiving curbside collection receive six yard waste drop off coupons in the annual mail out of the curbside collection. The coupons can be used at Chevy Chase Hardware, Home Depot, You can put them in your gray yard waste cart, in brown paper yard.
Items must be weighed on the scale at the Transfer Station which is open Monday - Saturday seasonal 9: Household hazardous waste is not accepted at Middletown Ave. Haz-waste is open Saturday mornings from May through October, excluding holiday weekends.
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Yard Waste Coupons are needed to dispose of yard waste such as trees, branches, leaves only. Recycling At the entrance of Middletown Avenue, recycling containers are located on the left hand side.