Ann Arbor offers new compost carts at discount
Ann Arbor residents can pre-order new compost carts through the city for a one-time fee of $25 per cart through July 30, the city said.
Rolling compost carts allow for the disposal of yard debris in paper yard waste bags, as well as fruit and vegetable scraps for municipal collection and processing.
Ann Arbor’s fall leaf management program will no longer offer two curbside pickups of street leaves, but will pick up leaves weekly through the compostables program between April and November.
The carts, which will be available in 32-gallon, 64-gallon or 96-gallon sizes, will be delivered to homes in mid-September. The price represents a bulk-ordered discount rate; carts are typically $50 each.
Those interested in purchasing a cart can order them at www.a2gov.org/compost to add the payment the next water bill, place an order in person at 220 E. Huron or call 734-994-7336, ext. 0.
To get information about a local environment event or announcement mentioned in the Tuesday environment briefs, contact reporter Tina Reed at tinareed@annarbor.com, call her at 734-623-2535 or find her on Twitter @TreedinAA.
Comments
jenny
Thu, Jul 29, 2010 : 6:46 p.m.
This is such a DUMB idea. This is treetown baby but ain't nobody gonna bag up all them leaves! What are they smoking down at the new $60million dollar city hall? Can't afford leaf pick up, my eye! Come fall this will be a major debacle. First you had to pay to replace the city sidewalk in front of your house, now you have to pay for a garbage can for leaves. We pay a lot to live here in taxes and the basics of running a city are totally neglected. Just fix the roads, take away my garbage/leaves, provide water/sewer and safety police/fire. It's not rocket science.
Mary H
Sun, Jun 13, 2010 : 7:04 a.m.
This rates more attention from annarbor.com than merely picking up the city's quiet notice about new carts. My leaves come down in massive amounts, not on a weekly basis. If the city can't afford leaf pickup, they should say so (I understand budget problems), not send some roundabout message about "transitioning." What does that mean? I think it means "We are stopping the two curbside leaf picks this fall." Get out in front of this story -- there are a lot of older people who will find this a real hardship. I guarantee it will get attention by the fall.
actionjackson
Sat, Jun 12, 2010 : 8:13 p.m.
Alright...LongTimeNoSee is buying the Stripper Grams for any and all takers. Let's start at the Almendinger Heights area. Oh and thank you for your consideration in this touchy subject.
Long Time No See
Wed, Jun 9, 2010 : 11:47 a.m.
@bellhelmet I'm still not quite understanding how deliberate ignorance by it's citizens is the city's fault. If one cares about waste management issues, I think one should read the information that the city sends out about waste management. If one wants more credit cards, maybe the mailed credit card offers are useful. However, I don't see how the information in credit card offers is related to publicizing waste management issues. If one cares about waste management issues and yet deliberately doesn't read the information that the city sends out about it, I can't see how the city is to blame for that. How did you want to be notified? Stripper-gram?
Long Time No See
Wed, Jun 9, 2010 : 9:51 a.m.
@bellhelmet: This was mentioned in the most recent issue of "Waste Watchers" that I believe was sent to all city residents. It sounds like you're criticizing the city for a lack of publicity on this issue, but I don't think it's their fault that you didn't read what they sent you. Information about the plans for leaf collection was also available via other sources such as the city meeting summaries in the Ann Arbor Chronicle. @LA: I think this was also covered in "Waste Watchers", but the info is also available on the city's web site at the URL provided in Epengar's comment. (yes, grass clippings are OK in the carts)
LA
Wed, Jun 9, 2010 : 8:15 a.m.
So, If we already have a rolling compost cart we can now put the leaves in it? Are grass clippings acceptable now also?
actionjackson
Wed, Jun 9, 2010 : 6:55 a.m.
For most homes weekly pickup will suffice. If you live near Almendinger Park there are so many trees that even the Fall pickup only concentrates on a small area of the total map. How about we go back to the old days of just burning them at the curb? That alway was a wonderful smell to remind us of the season.
Epengar
Tue, Jun 8, 2010 : 9:49 p.m.
No more dumping your leaves in the street. The city will pickup compostables, including leaves, every week, in paper bags and/or a compostables cart. Or you could compost the leaves yourself and put the compost on your beautiful garden. http://www.a2gov.org/government/publicservices/fieldoperations/solidwasteunit/Pages/Compost.aspx
VC
Tue, Jun 8, 2010 : 9:23 p.m.
So wait, no more leaf collection without compost cart? Or we have to use a zillion paper bags? I like the ides of the compost cart BUT, I have no room for three wheelie bins. I have to choose between having htem spoil the beauty of my garden or keeping my not worthless car in the driveway so I can use my garage to shelter trash and other things i no longer want?