Organic Waste Collection

**Organic Waste Collection**: The following municipalities charge residents directly to dispose of organic materials.
Municipality	Start Date	Unit Cost	System Description	Revenues Offset	Initial Goals for Implementing a User Pay System
London, City	01-Jun-96	$1.00/bag of grass clippings all season, and $1.00/bag of leaves for drop off in November and December	Organic user fee. The city no longer accepts grass clippings as part of its curbside collection programs. Instead residents can drop off their grass clippings at one of two city depots and pay per bag. Bags of leaves can be dropped off in November and December at the same charge per bag as grass clippings.	All revenues go to the contractor for full management of grass clippings	Waste diversion, increase composting of organic materials.