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ChadTower:

Our main issue is that we don't have dumps.  The towns have to contract outside companies to pick up the trash and take it away.  I have no idea where it goes.  It's $125/year for the service and $1.25 each bag on top of that.  Recycling is also picked up, free, if you have the trash service.  Anything not regular recyclable has to be brought to the highway depot and the costs there vary by item type.

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 11, 2007, 12:56:22 pm ---
Our main issue is that we don't have dumps.  The towns have to contract outside companies to pick up the trash and take it away.  I have no idea where it goes.  It's $125/year for the service and $1.25 each bag on top of that.  Recycling is also picked up, free, if you have the trash service.  Anything not regular recyclable has to be brought to the highway depot and the costs there vary by item type.

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That's actually not that not that bad of a price. I pay $18/month, with a maximum of 9 bags per week. You can use 6 bags/week and still be the same price as my service. If you have more trash, just use bigger bags. You can get industrial size bags that can fit like 4-5 kitchen size bags. ;D

boykster:
I'll bet they have volume / weight restrictions on teh bags....but good try  ;D

We pay about $40 for 2 months of service, but also pay overage.  We get to use cans, and they have that neato mechanical arm/lift to empty the cans...if they're the right kind.  It's actually cheaper here to pay "extra" for their large can, than it is to use your own can/bags.  I ran the numbers when we were replacing a broken can.  If you don't use their can (at least around here) you have a hard limit of 50lbs on the garbage (no exceptions...I've had it left on the curb with a nasty note before) and they can't use their mechanical lift.

If you get their can, you can stuff it up to 120 lbs or so, and they will ALWAYS pick it up.

We're short on dump space here too, and have a HUGE recycling movement, as well as legislation on both businesses and individuals that require you to recycle.  They don't patrol your garbage, but if above a certain % of your garbage is recyclable (and not recycled) they can, and eventually may start, fine you.  right now, its only enforced for businesses, but the law is in place to regulate home waste as well.

 :dunno

ChadTower:

Yeah, since the bags sit right in the open, it's pretty easy to spot the bags that are way over the size limit.  The limit is a regular black bag techinically but I put out 30% larger contractor bags all the time and don't have an issue.  The bag itself pretty much polices weight as a plastic bag won't hold 120lb.

I haven't had them refuse to take a bag because of weight yet but I haven't pushed it too far.  I have had them leave bags behind because I forgot to put a sticker on them.

JackTucky:
Trash dudes will look past a lot of transgressions with a six pack or a $10 bill attached to the bags every quarter.

=J

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