"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> On 9/3/2014 5:08 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:25:30 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Our garbage collectors are here every Wednesday and Friday, unless it is
>>> a holiday, they take every holiday off. If a holiday is on Wednesday,
>>> then you do not see them until the next scheduled garbage day, which is
>>> Friday. That works well for everyone.
>>>
>>
>> Garbage pickup twice a week? Wow! How much garbage do you generate?
>> Is it garbage pickup one day and recycling/compost on the other
>> or what?
>>
>>
> I have had garbage collected twice a week ever since I moved into my house
> 30 years ago. This was standard then and the collection is on Mondays and
> Thursdays except for four holidays. Very recently, the garbage company has
> offered once a week collection at a reduced price. Given the summer
> temperatures here, twice a week is very suitable. The recyclers are under
> contract to the county and come once a week. If there is a holiday, the
> collection day is displaced one day.
>
> We contract individually for garbage collection with the very reliable
> company that I use. It might be possible to use the county's contractors
> but that would require a majority vote of the home owners association and
> that, tho' proposed, has never been attained.

Oh wow! I wish! We have garbage and yard waste weekly but our recycling is
every other week. We have more recycling than anything else so I would love
that to be weekly. Bothell proper gets weekly but we're outside of the city
limits.