Moorhead City Council
approves Recycling Contract
The City of Moorhead renewed the final option year of its agreement with MinnKota Recycling to collect, process, and market recyclable materials from the City’s residential recycling program. Under this agreement, MinnKota will reimburse the City an amount equal to fifty percent of the market value of each item.
MinnKota Recycling is a full-service, community-based recycling provider. They provide services for over 2,000 commercial accounts, including the marketing and processing of recyclable materials for the cities of Moorhead, Fargo, and West Fargo.
MinnKota has provided this service to the City since 1991. The terms of the most recent agreement were for a three-year period that began on January 1, 2011. The City had the option to renew this agreement for two additional one-year periods under the same terms and conditions. The first option year was exercised in 2014, and Steve Moore, Public Works Director, recommended to exercise the final option year of the agreement beginning January 1, 2015.
The amendment will include an updated list of materials that MinnKota will accept for processing and marketing such as the types of cardboard, glass, and plastics. Community members can update their recycling routines with the following information.
· Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard boxes, boxboard, and brown Kraft bags.
· Glass: Clear and colored glass bottles, jugs, or jars. Glass does not need to be separated by color.
· No window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, or Pyrex glass.
· Plastics: Bottles, jugs and tubs with recycling symbols #1, #2, #4, and #5, which include clean plastic containers such as soda bottles, milk, detergent, shampoo bottles, yogurt, cottage cheese, cool whip containers, ice cream pails, and margarine tubs.
· #7 (bottles only) are also accepted. However, caps, lids, pumps, and sprayers are not accepted. No other #7 material will be accepted.
· Containers with recycling symbols #3 and #6 are not accepted. These types include Styrofoam, beverage cups, trays, fast food containers, egg cartons, clear or black dinner trays, vegetable oil/motor oil/antifreeze containers, plastic bags, plastic piping, siding, shower curtains, lawn chairs, swimming pools, or storage tubs.
Residents may also take their recyclables to the MinnKota Moorhead site: 1321 1st Avenue North or call (701) 293-8428
Hours are Tuesday – Friday 9am – 5pm. Saturday 9am – 3pm.
Businesses can call MinnKota and they will send a trained service representative to your business to conduct a waste audit on what can be diverted from your business waste stream. Please call 701-293-8428 for an appointment.
Moorhead Police Chief Receives Master
Practitioner Certification Chief David Ebinger achieves prestigious law enforcement recognition
The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association (MCPA) granted City of Moorhead Police Chief, David Ebinger the Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) Certification at the “Master Practitioner” level. This is the highest certification level in the credentialing program. Chief Ebinger joins a select group of Minnesota Police Chiefs certified this year.
The CLEO certification is a voluntary, professional development program, serving as the gold standard for police chiefs in Minnesota and recognizes outstanding competence of qualifying law enforcement administrators.
The MCPA Task Force honoring Chief Ebinger noted they were impressed with his “professional accomplishments, continued commitment to education, community service and police leadership.” Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger indicates, “Chief Ebinger applies his talents and wide ranging experiences to foster the high level of public safety the Moorhead community enjoys, and I am pleased that the MCPA has recognized his great work and professionalism.”
Holiday garbage collection schedule
CHRISTMAS DAY
There will be no garbage collection on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2014. Both Thursday’s and Friday’s route (both garbage and recycling if this is your recycling week) will be collected on Friday, December 26, 2014.
NEW YEAR’S DAY
There will be no garbage collection on New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1, 2015. Both Thursday’s and Friday’s route (both garbage and recycling if this is your recycling week) will be collected on Friday, January 2, 2015.
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Collection will begin at 4:00 am on both Friday, December 26, 2014 and Friday, January 2, 2015. Please place your garbage out the night before to ensure pickup. Also, your garbage may be picked up later in the day due to the double route. We appreciate your patience.
Additionally, the City of Moorhead, Garbage Transfer Station will be closed on both Christmas Day, December 25, 2014 and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2015.
The City of Moorhead Public Works Department would like to wish all of you a very safe and happy holiday season.