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EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect the later of: April 1, 2025, or date of enactment under CITY CHARTER Section 8.04.
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In support of a PETITION by voters to allow trash cart sharing and opt-out in Saint Paul, MN
Let's inspire - and adopt - the mentality of:
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Trash Reduction is "said" to be Essential...
... But:
•_Saint Paul single-family and multi-unit residents who actively reduce, reuse and recycle (and when doing so end up with little or no trash) are still required to have, and to pay costly fees and taxes for, unneeded and unused garbage collection services.
•_Although SHARING of Trash Carts or Dumpsters can promote trash reduction by lowering collection costs and saving space, since 2018 this common practice has been prohibited by the City at properties with 1 to 4 residential units. In Saint Paul MN, environmentally conscientious residents with little garbage are billed for empty/unused trash carts and end up subsidizing high-volume users whose carts are full.
•_Exemptions are allowed by Minnesota state law, but have been denied and/or restricted by the City of Saint Paul regardless of whether customers can ensure that an environmentally sound alternative is used.
Therefore, voters are circulating a petition as an "initiative" calling for enactment of a Saint Paul ordinance that will allow households in 1- to 4-unit properties to share a trash cart or dumpster, or to opt out; thus Encouraging – and Supporting – Trash Reduction.
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EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect the later of: April 1, 2025, or date of enactment under CITY CHARTER Section 8.04.
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