The Trash Lady Cometh

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
August 2nd

or so Jerry referred to Maria Kristeck, our Allied Waste representative. She had a little spunk, nothing wrong with that.  Additional information:

• Around 600 homes are signed up for Trash service
• About 200 homes are signed up for Recycling
• She did not have an estimate for Yard Waste  

When asked about the potential profit from recycling, she commented that at current prices, $30 to $35 a Ton could be expected.  (We average about 5T per month at the current bins, so just at that rate a "profit" of at least $150 a month could be expected...the city's 50% share would yield $900.  The city was being charged $4,212 annually for the privilege of recycling at the CC and City Hall, quite a swing huh?
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Questions from the Peanut Gallery

• Are there trash bags that fit the 65 gallon bins?  No, have you gone on line?  Police Chief volunteered that the "blue bags" from the Boy Scouts fit.
•  Following the exact directions for bin placement on garbage day will be difficult for some folks, any flexibility?  Drivers will work with residents to accommodate situations.
• Will the drivers pick up old bins and dispose?  Clearly mark them or they will not be picked up.
• If a resident is physically unable to get the bin to the street what will happen?  Call Allied to work it out, they currently have 22 residents in Liberty who have special arrangements.  
• What is considered "waxed cardboard" (a non-recyclable)?  Milk cartons are not wax cardboard and can be recycled...according to Maria, "when in doubt, recycle".
• Is a person prohibited by ordinance to use another service?  Answer from Jerry, "no".

There was a question regarding the manner in which the competing bids were evaluated.  Jerry said one element was resident feedback indicating, "Many residents said Allied is the one (meaning favorable)"  He did not say how the information was collected or how many residents gave the feedback.  He said there were no negative comments.  When pressed on the issue of the cost of yard waste in the competing bids (a resident asserted "Deffenbaugh was "100% less", Vic disclosed there was a preference assigned to the various services with Trash getting the most weighting, followed by Recycling and then Yard Waste  Neither the citizen preference or weighting were disclosed in the recent letter sent by the Mayor.