Republic Services, which collects garbage and recyclables in
the three cities, is hoping for 5,000 to 8,000 participants, business
development manager Rachele Klein said. The company has a list of about 200 people who've already said they want service when it's available, Klein said. Starting
in July, participants will pay about $8 a month for a 95-gallon cart in
which they can dump clippings after mowing their lawns. Each additional
cart will cost about $5. Republic will pick up the clippings once
a week, hopefully a day or two after mowing. The company will put the
clippings in a pit, pack them and cover them with tarps to induce a
fermentation process that's similar to pickling, Klein said. When they're ready, the pickled clippings will be added to a mixture of hay, corn and other ingredients and fed to cows...more
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