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Carver County staff propose earlier weekday openings, signage and city drop-off sites to ease Environmental Center congestion
Summary
Carver County staff recommended shifting weekday opening times, adding signage and promoting city drop-off sites to relieve rising cardboard loads and traffic at the Environmental Center; staff emphasized low-cost pilots before major construction.
Carver County staff recommended modest operational changes and targeted, low-cost fixes to ease growing traffic and cardboard volumes at the countys Environmental Center, while reserving more expensive capital projects for later study.
Brad Hansel, environmental services department manager, told the board the center handled "over 3,000,000 pounds of materials" in 2024 and served about 40,000 vehicle visits, of which roughly 40% brought cardboard and recycling and about 20% were cardboard-only loads totaling "just over 400,000 pounds." He said cardboard tonnage rose 6% from 2023 to 2024 and that the shipment cost to manage cardboard in 2024 was "just over $25,000," excluding staffing and overhead.
The staff presentation summarized a 2024 facility study by Burns & McDonnell and a five-step recommendation set that included (1) operational improvements for hazardous-material handling (completed), (2) continued acceptance of recyclables and cardboard rather than discontinuing them, (3) targeted facility…
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