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Go Green:
Vierkant Disposal is pleased to announce the addition of organics* recycling to our weekly yard waste collection. Starting Wednesday July 9th 2008, all customers may begin adding organics to their yard waste. We will be providing 60 Gallon carts to customers upon request for the new Go GREEN program. As always bags (paper and compostable plastic), tarps (maximum 6' x 6' and 50 lbs) and cans may also be used for your yard waste. However paper and compostable plastic bags are preferred.
Customers may tailor the yard waste and organics program to meet their needs. You have the option to do one of the following programs:
Yard Waste & Organics
Yard Waste only
Organics only
*See list below for acceptable organic items
Cost of regular yard waste and organics recycling:
Go GREEN program:
$6.25 per month ($75 yearly) (60 Gallon cart and unlimited bags)
Dirt and brush piles larger than 4’ x 4’ x 8’ are a separate fee.
Per bag program:
$1.50 per bag for yard waste and organics recycling
YES (Acceptable Items):
Food Scraps
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat, Fish, & Bones
Bread, Pasta, & Baked Goods
Egg Shells
Dairy Products
Coffee Grounds
Paper Products
Paper Towels & Napkins
Paper Plates & Cups
Milk & Juice Cartons
Pizza Boxes
Egg Cartons
Boxes From Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
Waxed Paper (butter wraps, pastry bags,
fast-food wraps)
Paper Bags (flour & sugar)
Paper Containers (remove metal handles)
Coffee Filters and Tea Bags
Wallpaper
Wrapping paper & ribbon
Other Items
Dryer Lint
Tissues & Cotton Balls
Houseplant & Flower Trimmings
Sawdust
Yard Waste
Grass, Leaves, & Brush
No (Do NOT Include These Items):
Styrofoam
Plastics, Metal, or Glass*
Plastic Bags
Juice Boxes & Other Foil-Lined Containers
Condiment Packets
Diapers & Wipes
Kitty Litter & Pet Waste
Full Vacuum Cleaner Bags
Construction Materials
* For Edina Residents, please continue to recycle paper, cardboard, plastics, metal and glass through the City of Edina recycling program.
Home Depot, Sears, and other hardware stores carry paper yard waste bags. Byerlys, Cub & Lunds carry compostable plastic bag (i.e. Bag-To-Nature). In addition, Bayers Do It Best Hardware carries a full line of compostable in-home and yard waste bags.
Bayers Do It Best Hardware
4312 Upton Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55410
612-926-1605
Paper or compostable plastic bags are REQUIRED for all yard waste and organics not in a cart.
Yard waste and organics may be combined together. They do NOT need to be separated.
Yard waste and organics must be placed on
the curb by 7:00am for pickup.
VIERKANT DISPOSAL LLC
6045 Xerxes Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55410
612.922.2505