Anoka County’s
two compost sites located in Bunker Hills Regional Park and Rice
Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park will be closed for the season
November 30, 2007.
However, the Bunker Hills compost site, located one mile north of
Main Street on Hanson Boulevard in Coon Rapids, will re-open for two
weekends in January to receive Christmas trees and evergreen garland
(not heavily bound with wire), as well as other types of yard and
tree waste. Examples of
acceptable yard and tree waste include leaves, grass clippings,
garden waste, weeds, brush, logs, and stumps.
Residents are
asked to remove all wire from evergreen boughs and garland before
bringing them to the compost site.
Christmas trees should be
free of tinsel, and any ornaments, wire, and stands.
There is a $1.50 charge per
Christmas tree.
There is a fee
of $4 per vehicle for debagged yard waste up to four cubic yards.
An additional 50 cents per yard will be charged in excess of
four cubic yards. There is a
variable fee for tree waste disposal, depending on the size and
amount of the material. Residents
are asked to keep yard waste separate from tree waste.
Note: Most
garbage haulers offer Christmas tree collection as part of their
service. The usual collection
period is the first two weeks after New Year’s Day in January on the
regular garbage pickup day. Some
municipalities collect and chip Christmas trees for mulch.
Contact your hauler or
municipality to obtain specific pickup information for your area.
Bunker Hills
Compost Site Special January 2008 Hours
Saturday,
January 5 and 12:
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday,
January 6 and 13:
Noon-5 p.m.
The Bunker
Hills and Rice Creek Chain of Lakes compost sites will re-open on
April 1, 2008, weather permitting.
