All garbage must be inside the cart with the lid closed. A special truck will empty the carts. The Weekly Automated Garbage Collection Pilot Program will test the feasibility and public acceptance of moving from twice weekly to weekly garbage service. Eastern Hills, Westpoint and Northside-South neighborhoods have been targeted for participation in the Curbside Composting Pilot Program. Residents will be given a 95-gallon wheeled cart designed to hold compostable materials.
Compostable materials are grass, leaves, branches and yard trimmings.
Ryan Place, Summerfields and Woodhaven residents will participate in both pilot programs, automated garbage and curbside composting. Residents will be given a gray wheeled cart for composting materials and a maroon cart for garbage. Both carts will be emptied weekly. Targeted residents who are physically unable to wheel the carts to the curb will be assisted. Citizens in the pilot areas will simply call a special hotline number where an operator will take requests, answer questions and execute a computerized routing schedule for residents who have brush, trees and other eligible bulky waste for collection.