Trash, recycling pick up to go once a week
Sun reporter Annie Linskey wrote today about how the move (July 14) to once a week trash pick up is causing some anxiety. Some residents believe there will be a big pile up of stinky old food and diapers on their streets.
The city hopes to save $7 million by switching to once a week pickup from twice a week. The city will also begin picking up recycling once a week. Those trucks now only come every other week, which could be a big relief to the increasing number of people who participate. When a vacation comes on recycle day, residents would have to wait a month for pick up.
The city must also be anticipating that there will be more trash left on the streets, because it also plans to begin enforcing the can rule -- as in all trash must be in a trash can with a lid to keep out all those hungry rats. The city plans to hire more officers to write $50 tickets.
What do you think of the change to trash/recycling pick up?
Maybe the video will help make up your mind:
