Here's the Scoop on City Compost Sites for Albertville and St. Michael Residents

Posted by Wendy Erlien, written by Chris Steller

Want to drop off or pick up compost materials in St. Michael or Albertville? Here is what you need to know for

City of St. Michael compost site information:

Residents can use the compost site behind the Public Works Building located at 3150 Lander Avenue NE to bring leaves, grass clippings, brush and other vegetative materials. Compost site is for residents of St. Michael and Hanover only; no contractors are allowed to use the facility.

New Compost Site Summer Hours: The City compost and brush site is now open, and attendants will be present to check ID’s for disposal. The hours for 2013 are: 7 days a week from 7:00am to 9:00pm

As a reminder, the compost site also has a dump area for used oil, antifreeze and filters. There is no cost for the disposal of used oil, antifreeze costs $1.00 per gallon, and filters are 50 cents each.

Please keep in mind, the City of St. Michael prohibits the disposal of debris or other materials such as grass clippings, vegetative materials, tree branches, earth fill, rocks or concrete chunks into the storm water system. If you suspect or witness a prohibited disposal occurring, be responsible and report it to the Engineering Department at 763-497-2041.

City of Albertville compost site information:

The City of Albertville has a compost site that is open seven days a week that is available to residents of both Albertville and Otsego.

Accepted Items: The compost area is exclusively used for organic materials which degrade quickly. This includes grass clippings, leaves, mulch, flowers, weeds, sod and garden waste. Bags must be removed when dumping these items. Small trees less than 3” in diameter, branches, brush, bushes and other natural wood products are accepted and need to be placed in a separate wood and brush pile at the site.

Free Items: Black dirt and wood chips are available at the compost site for Albertville residents. City of Albertville staff from the Public Works Department process the compost yearly to create new black dirt.

Directions: Turn north onto MacIver Avenue NE from County Road 37. You will go about 1⁄2 mile on MacIver Avenue NE until you see the compost sign. Take a left on the gravel/dirt road.

Residents are asked to sign in each time they visit the compost site.