"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> On 5/26/2016 9:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 5/26/2016 9:31 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> It's a mixed bag in my town. My area has town paid garbage pickup,
>>> but the days are long gone when they were employees, now it's all
>>> contracted out. Other parts of town, residents pay a trash company
>>> directly. No reason even small towns could pay a contractor directly,
>>> I'm sure some do.
>
>> We pay by the bag. You buy stickers, $2 for large bag, $1 for small
>> bag. Recycle bin is free.
>
> I really have to wonder how that would work out. I can put out
> as much as I generate though there's a list of no nos they won't
> take.
>
> I think I'd pretty much break even, garbage pickup is a blip on my
> taxes. I just wonder what my neighbors would do.
>
>> I take it to work and use the dumpster. We don't fill it so it does not
>> cost the company anything.
>
> That's a convenient benefit for you, why not toss it in there.
>
> nancy

Our recycle is unlimited and free. We pay for yard waste and trash. Each
extra 30 gal. bin is $5 extra. Although I could arrange street pick up of
larger things, it is generally cheaper to do dump runs. I have a sheltered
area in the back yard where I put such things. I no longer know anyone with
a truck who is free to do such things so I hire people to do it for me.