Now Is The Time To Drop Yard Waste At Duluth Compost Site

Now Is The Time To Drop Yard Waste At Duluth Compost Site

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On January 1, 1992, Minnesota banned yard waste from being placed into landfills throughout the state.

This was necessary for several reasons. First, it preserved landfill space, as yard waste comprised about 12% of the waste in landfills. Another reason is that yard waste produces methane gas in a landfill, a potent greenhouse gas.

Lastly, yard waste can be composted into a soil amendment which helps the environment. That is why the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) in the Duluth area, and other solid waste services in Minnesota provide places to bring yard waste to be composted.

However, those locations aren't open year-round and for customers in the WLSSD area, time is running out to drop off yard waste.

WLSSD Announces Final Day To Drop Off Yard Waste Is Fast Approaching

WLSSD provides its Yard Waste Compost Site (YWCS), located at 2626 Courtland Street #13 in Duluth, as a service to the community for yard waste disposal. Yard waste dropped off at WLSSD is incorporated into the large-scale composting process onsite.

The site is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. However, this week WLSSD announced the compost site will be closed for the season after Saturday, November 23rd.

Leaves, grass clippings, and garden scraps are free to drop off, but brush and logs are $10 per yard because they must be ground up by WLSSD for composting.

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WLSSD notes that the last day to drop off yard waste every year is the Saturday before Thanksgiving.  The YWCS will open again briefly in December and January for “treecycling”, a program that offers drop sites for real holiday trees to be recycled as compost.

You're invited to visit WLSSD’s website for more information about the Yard Waste Compost Site and Large-scale composting.

17 Things You Must Never Flush Down Your Toilet In Minnesota Or Wisconsin

Having to call someone for home repairs is never fun and the costs that are associated with those calls always seem more than we expect and they come at the worst times.

A common call people make is to plumbers, and many of those issues happen in the bathroom. If you have kids, who may not know exactly what goes in the toilet, there's a good chance they've flushed something down that caused problems your plunger couldn't fix.

However, you don't need kids to have those issues because everyone can get confused about what can safely be flushed down the toilet. A key thing to remember is that toilet paper breaks down in water and rarely causes a blockage, but anything else could lead to you calling a plumber for help.

Even if they don't clog your toilet, 17 specific things have a good chance of getting caught in the machinery of your city's wastewater treatment plant. Repairs are costly on this machinery so it's vital that you NOT flush the following items to protect your plumbing and to help save your city's time and resources.

Gallery Credit: David Drew

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I've been known as the Top The Tater guy around work. So when I heard about a new Top The Tater scone being made in Minnesota, I just had to try it. Here are some delicious photos.

Gallery Credit: Ken Hayes

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