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Ordinance Amendment

ORDINANCE NO. 2008-09

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EDINA CITY CODE CONCERNING STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS

THE CITY OF EDINA ORDAINS:

Section 1. Subsection 705.01 of the Edina City Code is amended by adding subd. 3 to provide as follows:

Source- Separated Compostable Materials (SSCM). Mixed municipal solid waste that: (1) is separated at the source by waste generators for the purpose of preparing it for use as compost; and (2) is collected separately from other mixed municipal solid wastes and (3) is comprised of food wastes, fish and animal waste, plant materials, diapers, sanitary products, and paper that is not recyclable because the Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has determined that no other person is willing to accept the paper for recycling; and (4) is delivered to a facility to undergo controlled microbial degradation to yield a humus-like product meeting the MPCA’s class I or class II, or equivalent, compost standards and where process residues do not exceed 15 percent by weight of the total material delivered to the facility.

Section 2. Subsection 705.05 of the Edina City Code is amended to provide:

Frequency and Manner of Collection. The contents of the containers shall be collected once every week, by a collector duly licensed by the City, or more frequently if required by the provisions of any other section of this Code. Provided, however, occupants of a dwelling unit in the R-1 District or R-2 District, as established by Section 850 of this Code, who generate 30 gallons or less of refuse weekly or who request collection of SSCM between December 1 and April 1, may arrange for collection not less often than once every 14 days. The collector shall transfer the contents of the containers to the collector's vehicle without spilling, or if any spilling occurs, the collector shall clean it up completely. Upon each collection, the containers shall be completely emptied and the lids of the containers shall be replaced.

Section 3. This ordinance is effective immediately upon its passage and publication.

First Reading: October 21, 2008

Second Reading: November 3, 2008

Published: December 18, 2008
 

Debra Mangen
City Clerk

Published: Dec. 18, 2008