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Trash and Recycling

QVCkitty1 — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 02:29:32 GMT

I would like to do some comparison pricing on trash and recycling removal. We used to be charged for recycling through our county taxes , but they stopped that so now we pay separately. If you are comfortable sharing what you pay I would appreciate it. If not I completely understand. We are billed every three months and it comes to 98.00 . We get a rolling cart for each trash and recycling.

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Mominohio — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:00:19 GMT

I live in rural Ohio, and to recycle, we have to take it to dumpsters located at several places in the county. It can be a 15 minute or more drive for some folks, so many do not recycle. The bins are unmanned and you have to unload and sort your own things. Between the drive and the work, many don't find it doable. I've always said if 'they' really want people to recycle, it needs to be free and easy, or people just won't do it. We do recycle though, as one of the county bins in only about four miles from our house, and on the way to town when we go.

We have all private trash haulers here (back when I was a kid and lived in a city, there was city provided trash pickup, but that disappeared decades ago). It costs us just under $100 every three months. There is now a two bag limit for that (ridiculous). We have been with the company for many many years, and are grandfathered in at 8 bags.

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cookie16 — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:03:08 GMT

I am in NW NJ and we have weekly trash pick up, 1 rolling cart and I can add a trash bag or two alongside. We have recycle pick up every other week. We cannot put out anything other than household trash. We pay $96.19 per quarter directly to our trash company, and have a choice of about 5 different companies in our area.

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Foxxee — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:24:27 GMT

I pay $77 for 3 months to my town that uses Waste Management. That covers three size 29 trash bags or 3 trash cans per week, one item not to exceed 6 feet tall, and broken down and tied cardboard boxes. It includes recycling that is picked up every week and garden waste every week from April through October. They also pick up Christmas trees first week of January.

Each bag or can over the 3 allowed cost $3, but never have been charged, but, then, often I only have one bag.

We can buy their cans for $5 each or buy our own. I use 39 gallon lawn and leaf bags, larger than permitted. No one has said anything.

Must carry out, use our own carts, or cans with wheels.

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Biftu — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:09:39 GMT

Don't even get me started on this subject! A few summers ago the neighbors were having a porch get together and the cost of trash/recycling came up. No one talks about this so who knows what they are paying, you just assume everyone was paying the same rate --wrong! Everyone has the same service and yet everyone was paying something different. How could this be? The rates ranged from $66 to $150 every three months. Everone signed a petition and contacted the local powers that be and also the recycling company and just got the run around. The recycling company was dropped and signed on with a new service. Everyone gave up and now share the cost and trash/recycle bins with the person next door. It's a small street with close and friendly neighbors. Seems to be working fine. Personally my cost was $66 and after a year or so went to $87. Buyer beware!

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sunshine45 — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:41:34 GMT

very happy that our regular weekly trash pickup, our regular weekly mixed recycling pickup, and our regular weekly yard waste pickup are a part of our county taxes. we supply our own containers and there is no limit as to what we can put out.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:57:33 GMT

We have Waste Management through their contract with the city. We get 2 big rolling bins, one for trash, one for recycling. Trash is picked up once a week, recycling once every 2 weeks. I pay $60.07/quarterly.

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Miss Pepsi — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:52:08 GMT

It is part of our water bill. We have Trash pickup twice a week by Waste Pro. On Fridays along with regular trash pickup another truck will pick up large items like furniture or appliances. no extra charge. One day a week is recycling I have 2 bins, I used to fill them both but since my husband passed away, i barefuly fill up 1. The same day as recycling another truck comes around to pick up yard waste. not sure what I pay as it is just part of the water bill but for me it's a Bargain. the drivers on my street will often bring my containers back up the driveway for me.

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Still Stylish Lady — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:03:51 GMT

Ours is paid in our Lee County property taxes. This year was $214.45. That is for weekly trash pick up, recycling bin, and yard waste pick up. A little over $4 a week. Not bad.

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JYWilliams — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:27:15 GMT

My trash is picked up every Thursday and recycling is picked up every other Thursday. We pay $19.50 a month. It's put on our utility bill. They provide the recycling can. For trash you can buy your own can or set the bag on the curve.

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:55:10 GMT

I'm not sure you can get a true comparasion about this.

I see one poster lives in NJ and their rules for trash and recycling are very different than ours. It can even vary from town to town in the same county.

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akaburtonfan — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:25:50 GMT

$12.00 per month for garbage and recycling pickup. I can put out as much of each as I want. Once a month we also have a free junk drop off at our township building. My only complaint is that I also have to pay $12.00 per month for a property that we own that is vacant and has no garbage.

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RedTop — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:14:22 GMT

I am in WV, and pay $18 a month for weekly roadside pickup. Metal is the only thing recycled in this area.

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Porcelain — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:32:10 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
I live in rural Ohio, and to recycle, we have to take it to dumpsters located at several places in the county. It can be a 15 minute or more drive for some folks, so many do not recycle. The bins are unmanned and you have to unload and sort your own things. Between the drive and the work, many don't find it doable. I've always said if 'they' really want people to recycle, it needs to be free and easy, or people just won't do it. We do recycle though, as one of the county bins in only about four miles from our house, and on the way to town when we go.

We have all private trash haulers here (back when I was a kid and lived in a city, there was city provided trash pickup, but that disappeared decades ago). It costs us just under $100 every three months. There is now a two bag limit for that (ridiculous). We have been with the company for many many years, and are grandfathered in at 8 bags.

How would recycling be free? The process has to be paid for by somebody.

Where I live in TN we have to take our recycling in ourselves as well. And above a certain amount, they charge a fee. It's annoying and if I ever get onto a city council I'll try to do something about it. But it would have to be paid for by taxes just like anything else.

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ALRATIBA — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:42:26 GMT

In NYC - I think that's all includuded in our taxes. At one time there was talk of charging - but I don't know what happened.

In any event, Ilive in a high-rise building. Management takes care of that tuff.

Re: Trash and Recycling

QVCkitty1 — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:45:23 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
I'm not sure you can get a true comparasion about this.

I see one poster lives in NJ and their rules for trash and recycling are very different than ours. It can even vary from town to town in the same county.

@CelticCrafter , Perhaps comparison was the wrong term, I was curious to learn how other areas handled this necessary service and the cost.

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Porcelain — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:55:57 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Trash service where I live is paid for by local taxes.

Yard waste is handled the same way, but you have to get it out there on the right day if you don't want to spend over a week looking at it before they come get it. I love it when I manage to catch the yard waste cherry picker truck in action. The operator is like an artist the way he or she delicately picks up branches and old Christmas trees.

Recycling does not offer pick up and we have to handle it ourselves. The facility doesn't charge to receive it unless it's above a certain amount for certain materials.

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WORKING GAL — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:43:18 GMT

We live in a suburb of Southern California in Ventura County and have Waste Management. We get one rolling can eachfor trash, recycling and yard waste. We can get an additional can no charge but only for recycling. They charge for the other two types. We are currently paying $58.02 every other month.

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songbird — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:51:06 GMT

We use the public trash and recycle systems where I live. One day for Trash pick up and one day for recycle. But there are private options for both. A lot of our neighbors seem to use it, but so far, we haven't tried it.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:56:56 GMT

We also have Waste Management and it's currently $62.73 every quarter (q 3 months). That is for trash and recycling. They pick up the trash once a week and the recycling every two weeks.

The one thing I don't like is that you cannot put plastic, like those plastic grocery bags, in there. I have a carpload of those plastic bags - not that I get them at the store but the husband does. I wish I could find a venue for recycling those. I wouldn't feel right throwing them in the trash.