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... r¡/{C-- Clean Cities 2000 Application Page 3 Health and the Fire Department) coordinated by the Neighborhood Coordinator, take an active role in the cleanups, working along side neighborhood volunteers. The cleanups are one day events where the City provides dumpsters at a site designated by the Neighborhood Association in the target neighborhood. The cleanups are restricted to only those residents of the neighborhood. City workers and volunteers staff the central dumping site to insure that all waste is disposed of in an orderly fashion. Particular attention is given to waste that can be recycled. The success of the program can be measured quantitatively. To date, nineteen 40- yard dumpsters, three 30-yard dumpsters, and 20 truckloads of recyclables have been collected as a result of the four cleanups. ll. Management of Residential Yard Trimmings A. Source Reduction: "Don't Bag It Program" Goal: To implement a "Don't Bag It" lawn care program. Description: The City promotes mulching, backyard composting, and planting xeriscape gardens that utilize native plants as efficient methods to deal with yard waste. The City currently distributes an estimated 12,000 how-to guides and brochures, provides inforlnation displays in all City facilities, and conducts public demonstrations classes to educate the public on the impact composting and xeriscaping have on recycling and water conservation. Currently the Public Works Department is working with the City Horticulturist in the City's Parks and Recreation Department to develop a community-wide "Don't Bag It" program in concert with a "Water Smart" program to encourage water conservation along with backyard composting. These programs are working in conjunction with the County Extension programs. A demonstration xeriscape garden has been developed at the Old Fish Hatchery Community Building. B. Backyard Composting Goal: To encourage backyard composting. Description: The City of San Marcos hired a City horticulturist two years ago to train City workers on best horticultural practices in the maintenance of City grounds, rights-of-way and parks and to assist with demonstration projects such as xeriscape gardens in public park areas. Through this program and public education programs on gardening, yard maintenance and composting, the City promotes home composting. C . Centralized Community Composting and Beneficial Uses of Yard' Trimmings Goal: To establish a separate collection program of yard waste for composting and mulching, Description: The City's Electric Utility Department, Public Works Department, and Parks and Recreation Department trim trees on a year-round basis. To divert all trimmings from being landfilled, the City has developed a composting program. All tree trimmings are brought to a central location where the limbs and trees are chipped into mulch. A majority of the mulch is