On 2019-03-22 9:54 a.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 06:54:29 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-03-22 4:30 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 5:02:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ==
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I understand that, but I still like to be able to take my garbage to
>>>>> the garbage centre every week to let them sort it all out )
>>>>
>>>> You have to take it yourself?
>>>>
>>>> ===
>>>>
>>>> We don't have to no, but I prefer it to having a bunch of bins lined up
>>>> waiting for the collectors in the week.
>>>
>>> A bunch of bins? We have one for recyclables and one for non-recyclables.
>>> Provided by the company contracted by our local government to provide
>>> rubbish hauling services. Each of them is a 95-gallon (0.35 cubic meter)
>>> wheeled thing that can be picked up by a pair of arms on the collection
>>> truck.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> We have 3: recyclables, garbage and organics. The latter are composted
>> by the city for sale and use in the city parks.
>> People complain about the extra weekly charges, particularly singles and
>> elderly who take several weeks to accumulate enough to bother about
>> putting out the bins. I'm both but I think the system is great.
>
> we don't have to fill the bins in order to put them at the curb. Trash
> and compostable are picked up weekly. Recycle stuff every other week.
> We get charged by the month whether we use them or not. Sometimes we
> take stuff to the landfill if we have too much or too large to fit
> into a bin. Like major tree trimmings and branches. If you call them
> they will come a pick up wash machines, TVs, sofas, refrigerators etc.
>
Our system is the same except that RC is collected weekly, garbage every
2 weeks and organics the same (but weekly for the latter during the
warmer months). I know I can put them out every week but I just don't
bother if there's little in them.