Among other things, KCMO is trying to manage their garbage/trash problems. They have a two bag rule (not to be confused with double bagging) and recently passed legislation to fine those who do not affix a sticker on extra bags. I believe the range in fines is $25 to $500. The cost of spare bag stickers is $1 each. The Star reported some ingenius Northlanders have simply fastened dollar bills on bags rather than take the effort to run to the grocery store to buy the stickers. Hmm, I'm sure someone is going to see that as an opportunity?
Back to WL and our trash day. Lots of folks are at 2 bags or under. Quite a few are 3 or more. PBG (Pay By Bag) is coming sooner or later. If you are a 3 bagger today and not recycling the answer is simple. Make a weekly trip to City Hall or CC. You'll become a two bagger.
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While I know we (my family) is not the best at recycling I also pay for my garbage pick up where KC does not it is part of the Earnings Tax they pay. However I too pay the same earnings tax they do by us working in KC. So am I feeling it is fair to tell those of us who basically double pay for trash collection we need to change NO. However I am a believer in recycling and we do try but I know with a family of 6 we have more than 2 bags per week.
How big can our bags be?? We have large curbside trash cans, will they count the bags inside? This all sounds kind of silly to me. By the way, my family recycles!!
Mike, what do you mean "pay by bag" is coming. Or is this some strategy to get people to recycle. Like others I double pay. When we get trash service free, I'll put more effort into recycling.
Waste is a big issue and countries are struggling with ways to keep the situation under control. Japan is a model country in terms of recycling. Their efforts have surpassed many countries. Japan has recently passed a number of laws that have helped the country’s recycling issues. These laws have produced tremendous results in Japan’s favor. Through enforcement of these laws the country sends only 16% of its solid waste to landfills. The United States sends close to 70% to landfills. Consumer recycling in Japan is much more advanced than the United States. Waste is separated into categories to maximize the recycling process and to minimize waste sent to landfills. The U.S. should be modeling their recycling efforts toward the Japan recycling model.
When Yokohama, Japan recently doubled the number of garbage categories to 10, it handed residents a 27-page booklet on how to sort their trash. Highlights included detailed instructions on 518 items.
Let's see if I can sort this out. First of all my condolences to anon who pays KCMO Earnings Tax, yep you are helping pay for KCMO trash hauling...and yours as well. KCMO allows two 40lb bags of garbage max, then the $1 a bag thereafter. The metro area cities all face the same problem...land fills filling and no replacement sites have been initiated. MARC (MidAmerica Regional Council) predicts PBTB, pay by the bag will be one way of getting folks to recycle and thus slow down the rapid glut of garbage. The comments by Japan are interesting. There have been a couple of potential land fill sites in the metro turned down by NIMBY, not in my backyard, opponents in recent years. So, although we have quite liberal garbage limits here in WL, it is just a matter of time.
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