Greensboro Should Follow High Point's Leaf

For many years I thought Greensboro operated a composting facility to get rid of the yard waste that plagues our city budget but apparently that isn't quite the case.

From the Ingleside Compost Facility website owned by the City of High Point:

"RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE
There is no charge to residential customers IF the yard waste is brought from your primary residence and is in your personal vehicle."

They go on to say:

"If the waste is from a rental property, if you are not the home owner, if you are a business or in a commercial vehicle the charge is $36 per ton with a $7.50 minimum for Pickups, SUV's or larger. $2 minimum for cars.  If you are not a High Point resident who lives in the High Point city limits there will be a charge for all material that is disposed.  The charge will be $36.00 per ton."

In High Point they sell the following:

"$22 per ton Engineered Soil
$17 per ton Wood Mulch
$22 per ton Compost
$17 per ton Leaf Mulch"

Note: Engineered soil is a mixture of compost and mineral products that might include rock dust, pearlite, vercumlite, sand, clays or other non organic mineral products. I sometimes make my own. Lighter weight mixtures are commonly called potting soil while the heavier mixtures are referred to as engineered soils. Both are great for lawns and gardens.

Here in Greensboro we're begging to have someone haul our leaves away, I High Point they mix theirs in the soil and sell them.

Interestingly enough, while getting rid of yard waste is such a terrible problem for Greensboro and the White Street Landfill charges residents who take it there, the City of High Point accepts yard waste for free then turns it into compost for resale. Like I've blogged many times before, Greensboro should be doing the same. And it could all be done at the White Street Landfill while reducing your tax burden and bringing more jobs to east Greensboro. While the City of Greensboro openly encourages residents to compost and sells some composted materials they are apparently not very good at following their own advice.

"Costs to purchase compost or mulch:
Bulk / Dump Trucks - $20 per ton
Pickup Truck Load - $20 per load; pickup trucks with raised sides will be charged $20 per ton
There is no charge for leaf mulch."

Makes me wonder if anyone ever picked up any free leaf mulch, got more than they needed, then put the extra on the street for free loose leaf pick up? Of course you're asking does High Point also offer loose leaf collection and the answer is yes they do.