Tuesday, January 29, 2013
In an effort to streamline waste collection — and save money in the long run — city officials are eyeing a plan to start distributing 18,000 plastic recycling containers to residents in 2013.
Automating the city’s refuse and recycling could cost the city big bucks up front, but could save lots of money in the future. That was a part of the discussion with members of the administration and a few city councilmen at council’s public works committee meeting on Monday night. Another portion of the discussion revolved around parking, and how the city might have to consider issuing parking bans on streets on the days of collection. “Nothing is decided yet, but this is the start of a good discussion,” said Shawn Juris, the Ward 3 councilman and chairman of the committee, who added that there are still some questions he’d like answered. In an effort to streamline waste collection — and save money in the long run — city officials are …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
The city is eyeing a plan that would distribute 96-gallon recycling bins to residents, starting in 2013.
Last week, the city began discussing the possibility of distributing 96-gallon recycling bins to residents, starting in 2013. The nearly $1 million plan would be implemented in three phases. Instead of loading recyclables into blue bags and placing them on the curb, residents could toss all recyclable materials into the new bins. Lakewood City Council is slated to vote on that — and other 2013 budget issues — at its Dec. 17 meeting. There’d be a large initial investment, but city officials believe that an automated system could save as much as $100,000 per year. There were dozens of comments on the post and many more on the Lakewood Patch’s Facebook page (by the way, you should “like” it). We thought we’d put it to a poll. Do you support …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
As part of the 2013 budget discussion, city officials are considering a move to distribute 18,000 plastic recycling containers to residents in 2013.
In an effort to streamline waste collection — and save money in the long run — city officials are eyeing a plan to start distributing 18,000 plastic recycling containers to residents in 2013. Mayor Michael Summers said he hopes to switch the method of garbage collection to recycling through an automated process. The proposal, which came up as part of the 2013 capital investment budget discussion, would cost the city an estimated $53 for each of the 18,000 containers. However, Summers said the move could save the city as much as $100,000 per year. In a nutshell, he said, the city receives money for recycled materials and pays to send stuff to a landfill. “The whole premise is that we actually shift more from garbage to recycling,” he said…
Susan Kaminski
9:52 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I agree with you. But then the complaints from people who have their neighbor's containers on their lawns. oh boy more ›