INC NEWS - solid waste
Regina deLacy
rdelacy at hvfnorth.com
Tue Apr 18 08:40:09 EDT 2006
I have no idea. That's a good question to ask the Santiation
Department. I can only speak from my own experience.
Anne Guyton wrote:
> >From what you relate I am concerned about the inner city
> neighborhoods that have no off-street parking at all not having the
> space to leave 3 feet clear on all sides of the trash bins. How does
> the on street parking and number of houses in your area compare with
> say Morehead Hills or other old inner city areas? Do you think
> there's enough area for the compromises and accomdations you've
> described to work in these places, too?
>
> Thanks
>
> Anne Guyton
>
> */Regina deLacy <rdelacy at hvfnorth.com>/* wrote:
>
> The automated trucks, staffed with one driver/operator, have been in
> service in Hope Valley Farms and in Woodlake for at least five years.
> Residents were provided green waste cans several years before the
> trucks
> came into use. The old three-operator trucks had a lift attachment on
> the back to dump the cans. The new trucks use the same type cans.
> Maybe that's why cans for the total population weren't in the
> budget; a
> good many folks already have them.
>
> Here are a few things we have discovered about the process.
>
> Three feet on each side of the can must remain clear, so the
> articulated
> arms can surround the can. Initially, folks were parking too close to
> the cans or putting the cans to close to one another. When that
> happens, the truck can't reach the can, so your trash may not be
> picked
> up. Folks figure that one out really quickly.
>
> The can has to be at least six feet from the mailbox, or there is a
> chance the post won't be delivered, since letter carriers are not
> allowed out of their trucks except for breaks and lunch, to deliver
> packages to front doors or to deliver to handicapped residents.
>
> We had some problems initially with the above two issues in
> neighborhoods that have a good deal of on-the-street parking, but
> residents eventually worked with each other to develop a system that
> worked for everybody.
>
> Whatever you want to toss must fit in the can or be balanced on
> top. If
> you have more trash than that, you have to call for a special pick
> up or
> ask your neighbor if he will take your overflow. If you routinely
> have
> more trash than that, you should consider getting a second trash can.
>
> If the can is not in the gutter, with the wheels and hinge facing the
> house, there is a potential for some spillage of contents, or
> damage to
> the can, like wheels or lids coming off, but that's another resident
> education problem.
>
> When residents weren't moving their cans back on to their properties,
> neighbors would either move their cans for them or, put the cans
> in the
> middle of their driveways as a gentle reminder. A combination of
> kindness and peer pressure seem to work more effectively than fines.
>
> The bottom line is, the world won't be coming to an end because of
> this
> change.
>
>
> - Regina deLacy
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