City of Cottage Grove, Minnesota

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Composting

Rumpca Companies, Inc. is operating the City's compost site.  The prices and hours have stayed the same from the previous year.  The hours and rates are shown below.  If you have any questions you can call the compost site at (651) 459-1556.

 

The City's compost site, located at 95th and Glendenning Road, typically is:

  • Open during the summer and the first two weekends in January to accept Christmas trees.
  • Closed around the time most leaves have fallen or when we get a measurable snow in the area.

April 5th- September 2010, the site has the following schedule:

          Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

          Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

          Sunday - Closed

 October - November 2010 (weather permitting), the site has the following schedule:
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - Dusk
Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - Dusk
Sunday - Closed

The Compost Site will re-open during the first two weekends in January , so residents can drop off Christmas trees.  Cost will be $1.00 per Christmas tree the $1.00 fee will be waived if a donation of a canned good is brought in to be donated to the local Food Shelf.

Saturday, January 1 & 8, 2011     9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 2 & 9, 2011        9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Drop Off
Leaves and Grass

$1.00 per 30 gallon bag or less

$2.00 per 60 gallon bag

$3.00 per 90 gallon bag or

$6.00/yard

Brush & Logs $5.00/yard
Stumps $15.00/yard
Wood Chips Free
Wood Chips with Logs & Brush $5.00/yard
Sod & Soil $6.00/yard
Wood Waste

$0.50/yard

Wood Pallets $0.25 each
Any mixture of brush/dirt/rocks/shrubs/grass clippings/leaves $15.00/yard

Railroad Ties

You must call the office at 651-459-1556 to make arrangements for dumping of ties

$0.75 per foot
Plastic bag left behind $1.00 each
Retail Available
Hardwood Mulch $16.00/yard
Premium Hardwood Mulch $19.00/yard
Blonde Mulch $21.00/yard
Colored Mulch (Red or Gold) $28.00/yard
Cypress

$45.00/yard

Compost $11.00/yard
Top Soil $13.00/yard
1 1/2" Limestone $29.00/yard
New Retail Price Available as of 06/16/2009
Hardwood Mulch $17.00/yard
Premium Hardwood Mulch $20.00/yard
Blonde Mulch $21.00/yard
Colored Mulch (Red or Gold) $32.00/yard
Cypress $49.00/yard
Compost $11.00/yard
Top Soil $15.00/yard
1 1/2" Limestone $29.00/yard

 

Residents can also call there garbage hauler and setup a weekly compost pickup.

Hauler Phone # Seasonal Pickup Weekly Pickup/ Per Bag
Tennis Sanitation (651) 459-1887 $75.00 $2.00 per Kraft Biodegradable Bag
Tennis Brothers Sanitation (651) 459-1887 $75.00 $2.00 per Kraft Biodegradable Bag
Waste Management Inc. (651) 437-9201 $84.00 $3.00 per Kraft Biodegradable Bag

*All three haulers require 24-hour notice for weekly pickup.

Residents interested in backyard composting are encouraged to visit Washington County's Composting for more information about backyard composting.

 

 

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