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City to switch waste, recycling services
BY ACN staff reports
The city has switch to a new trash and recycling services provider in a move that will take effect June 4.
With the arrival of Allied Waste Services, the new collector, the city will implement changes and enhancements to both the residential solid saste and
recycling programs in The Colony. These changes and enhancements involve residential collection routing, addition of new services, adjustments to the trash and recycling collection policy, and an increase in the size of the recycling container. Each of these changes and enhancements are explained in detail in this article.
Also, a map of the collection route will be included in the information packet attached to one of the new carts and will also be available as a handout at City Hall in the lobby. You can also refer to The Colony’s web site at http://www.thecolonytx.gov for more information.
There are also several adjustments to the residential solid waste and recycling collection policy which will be implemented in June. These adjustments are being made to enhance the programs collection efficiencies, helping keep overall program costs as low as possible and to keep the overall appearance of our City at its best. ALL household solid waste and recycling must be placed in the green trash or blue recycle cart for collection. Since all trash and recycling collection will now be done by a multi-task collection vehicle with an automatic arm; all household trash and recycling must be inside its respective container for collection. Any trash or recycling placed outside the container will not be collected. This change is being implemented to help improve the appearance of the city and to encourage residents to minimize the amount of waste that needs to be landfilled. Both the trash and the recycling containers will need to be placed at least three feet from the nearest object for collection. Please refer to the city Web site and cable channel for additional information on where you should place the containers for collection. More detailed information on the trash and recycling programs can be found in the respective program brochures in the information packet that will be attached to one of your new collection carts. If you consistently generate more than 95 gallons of solid waste per week, additional green carts are available for an extra monthly charge.
The city’s expanded recycling program contains one additional element that our residents have not had in the past. For each ton of clean recycling materials that is processed by Allied Waste Services, a rebate of 40% of the sale price of No. 8 newsprint will be given to The Colony every month. A portion of this rebate will then be credited to residential accounts. So the more clean recycling materials that residents put in their blue carts for collection, the greater the rebate the City will receive. This is a way for residents to help offset the cost of the recycling program in The Colony, in addition to saving natural resources and reducing our dependence on landfilling.
Under the new green waste program, Mondays are reserved for green waste and bulky item collection. Mondays will allow residents to put out up to five cubic yards of organic material on each set out. The pickup schedule for Green Waste will be every Monday for the months of March through November and the firstt and third Mondays for the months of December through February. Tree limbs and brush will still need to be bundled in 4’ lengths and tied with cord or twine sufficient to pick up the bundles and weigh no more than 40 pounds per bundle.
Grass clippings and leaves will need to be put in 30 gallon paper yard bags (available for purchase at several local retailers) or a container for collection. No plastic bags will be accepted on Mondays for the Green Waste program. Items for the Green Waste program will be placed for pickup in the same area as your normal trash pickup.
Bulky items will also be picked up on Mondays. Residents will be able to place two bulky items out for pickup on either the first and third Mondays of each month or the second or fourth Mondays of each month depending on the area of the city you live in. On the enclosed routing map for trash and recycling, If the collection day is on Tuesday or Wednesday then bulky items will be picked up on the first and third Mondays of each month. If your collection day is Thursday or Friday then your bulky items will be picked up on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
Bulky items are defined as follows stoves, refrigerators, water heaters, washing machines, dish- washers, furniture and similar large items. Any item that has or had Freon in it must be checked and certified to be Freon free by a certified technician. A tag certifying that the Freon has been removed must be placed on the item prior to pickup by the vendor. Items that do not qualify as a bulky item are; construction materials, remodeling materials, dirt, brick, rock, or any like items.
More program changes: the following holidays will now be observed for solid waste and recycling collection; New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. During these holiday weeks, all collections will be delayed one day the rest of the week. All other holidays are collected as normal. There will be two citywide cleanups; one in the spring and one in the fall, usually in April and October. Also, the Landfill Pass program will continue with a greater number and longer expiration for landfill passes. Landfill passes are still good for one time use only. The Christmas Tree Mulch program will also be continuing for residents. Finally, the City will be establishing drop off centers for large amounts of recycling in two different locations within the city limits, and possibly expanding to other locations in the future.
The last week of May, new 95-gallon trash (green) and recycling (blue) containers will be delivered by Allied Waste. At the same time, the previous vendors (IESI and Waste Management) will be removing their respective containers immediately after trash and recycling is collected. Please place trash and recycling containers at the appropriate collection location in the alley or on the curb area the last week of May. The City greatly appreciates your corporation and patience as the new vendor (Allied Waste Services) starts and as the new program changes are implemented. If you have any questions, please call 972-624-3132 or email recycling@thecolonytx.gov .
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