As a comparison, at least from my standpoint, my household is considered 'low generator' and our current trash rate is 10.68. We DO recycle; that currently is 2.00 for a total of 12.68.
For the extra 1.50 or so (at 14.02), we will get the 64 gallon container. I currently have a 50 gallon container and our typical week is 3, sometimes 4 13 gallon bags a week that may or may not be bursting full.
Now quoting from the Whirled:
Time to choose: Residents will be able to choose their trash cart size - 96-, 64- or 32-gallon - from May 14 until June 8, after which the city's cart order with the manufacturer must be finalized.
A phone number and email address are being set up to take the cart size requests for that period.
To make people aware of the process, postcards will begin arriving in mailboxes May 10 providing some general information.
That will be followed with a customized letter arriving about May 13 detailing the type of service each household has, what options are available under the new system and how to go about choosing.
Finally, another post card will arrive May 22 reminding people to make their size selection or they automatically will be issued the 96-gallon cart.
To Councilman Lakin's credit, he has asked the Trash board to consider taking orders for different sizes of recycle bins.
Oh, and shadows, guess what?
If a resident wants to refuse a recycling cart, they can do that, Lee said, adding that would not change a customer's rate.
"If someone says, 'Please don't deliver this to me. I'm not going to recycle,' that's what we'll abide by," he said.
