Is this a reduction in service?

Actually, we’re not reducing services, we’re just changing it. Instead of placing one (1) bag/container/bundle at the roadside weekly, you will now place two (2) bags/containers/bundles at the roadside every other week. All your recyclable and organic wastes can be re-direct to the Blue Box or Green Cart which are unlimited and collected weekly or re-directed to unlimited leaf & yard trimmings which will be collected every other week.

The change to every other week garbage and leaf & yard trimmings is the last phase of the transitional plan to increase waste diversion and save valuable landfill space. If residents participate in all diversion programs, a minor portion of their waste material will be left for the garbage stream which makes weekly garbage collection obsolete.

Adapting to less frequent garbage collection, in turn, makes diversion programs, especially Green Cart organic collection more attractive even to program hold-outs. Reduction in garbage collection frequency has the added benefit of reducing garbage collection costs and postponing expensive landfill closure and new construction costs. Funds allocated for garbage collection can then be re-allocated to other priority services.