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I I I I I I '1 ;I I I I I I I I I I I I October 11, 198~ 300 Melro Square Build,",~ Telephone (612) 2~1-6359 TO: Metropolitan Area Cities and Towns The Metropolitan Council is administering the Metropolitan Area Household Rebate Program. The Metropolitan Landfill Abatement Cost Recovery Program, known also as the Household Rebate Program, was created by the 1984 Minnesota Legislature through the Waste Management Act. Through the program, Metropolitan Area cities and townships will be reimbursed for qualifying landfill abatement and resource recovery expenses. Solid waste abatement and resource~ecovery activities reduce the dependence on landfills for the disposal of/solid waste or involve the reclamation for sale, use or reuse of materials, ~ubstances, energy or other products contained in or derived from waste. Funds for the program come from a surcharge~mi.xed.-municipal solid waste deposited in landfills. A maximum .of 50't'en~slpe~. household will be available to each community for qualifying solid waste .abatement and r~spurce recovery activities. A certification letter and documentation of eligible expenses can be submitted to the Council starting Dec. 2, 1985. Applications will be taken until 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, 1986. Payments will be made by Jan. 31, 1986. Landfill abatement or resource recovery programs or activities you undertake must be included in your county's solid waste master plan or approved by the Council. These include, but are not limited to, leaf and yard waste compost- lng, curbside or alley collection of recyclables, drop-off recycling centers, office paper recycling and processing centers for recyclables. An information meeting to answer questions about the Landfill Abatement Cost Recovery Program guidelines will be held Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1985, at 9 a.m. in the Metropolitan Council Chambers. To request a copy of the guidelines call Dale Strohbeen at 291-6336 or Sunny Emerson at 291-6499, Sincerely, maty Boone,\Supervisor Abatement Assistance Program An Equal Opportunil¥ Employer