Beginning January 2, 2010

The Town is moving to an automated service using trash and recycling carts on wheels. Each residential unit will be given a 65-gallon trash and a 65-gallon recycling container. The carts have flip tops, which will help eliminate items being blown around. The trash will be collected weekly. The recycling will be collected every other week (EOW).

Following a 30-day trial, people may switch to a smaller 35-gallon or to a larger 95-gallon cart. An upgrade to a 95-gallon cart will cost the resident $60/annually, which will be billed directly to them. The 30-day period will give you an opportunity to find out whether you truly need a bigger or smaller container. You may feel that the 65-gallon is too large, but if you use it a while, you may find it’s just right. We anticipate that the carts will be delivered to your drive-way the week of December 14, but they are not to be used until the first automated pick up in 2010.

All recyclables are now "Single-Sort". Meaning, we can place all allowed recyclables into the recycling cart (yellow top). There is no need to bag newspaper, just put recyclable items in the cart. All plastics marked with the recycling symbol, except for oil cans be recycled. Because the carts are covered there should be fewer problems with wet news-paper and for items to be blown around.

On collection day the carts need to be at the end of your driveway, not in the road, not in front of snow banks. Just as with our other trash containers you have to be careful as to placement. The carts are to be 2 feet apart so the automated "arms" can have access, as well as 2 feet away from any fixed objects (mailboxes).

The map is slightly offset to better help residents determine the area they are in.