The Hastings City Council Tuesday reconsidered its limiting of hours at its facility where Hastings residents drop off compostable materials.

The area will be open one evening a week and Saturday mornings until noon. The new hours will be posted at the site on West State Road shortly, City Manager Jeff Mansfield said.

In late July, because of the “unbelievable amount” of  non-compostable material being dropped off, much of it likely from non-residents and some from commercial businesses, the council agreed to limit the hours to 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, when city workers would be going in and out.

That brought a letter of protest from resident Elizabeth Forbes who pointed out the limited hours did not consider responsible residents who work past the closing time of the area, or can deliver their compostable yard waste only on Saturdays.

The council vote to add the hours was unanimous, with Mayor Dave Tossava saying he has been at the drop-off and the situation has already improved.