PolyCart FYI

The City Council recently raised the price for polycarts to sixty dollars. Previously, they adopted a policy that they will require all resident to use them when 70% of the residents have voluntarily chosen to purchase the carts.

Because the existing refuse trucks only have a limited life span, you can expect the City to switch to one-man trucks with a mechanical arm as quickly as possible once the goal of 70% is reached.

I have observed that many residents, currently using the polycarts, are placing additional containers and bags out for pickup. When the City switches to the one-man truck you can expect this practice to stop. Whatever you cannot place in your polycart, will not be collected. You will have to store it until the ensuing pickup or purchase an additional polycart. I am referring to the quantity; not the nature of your items. It will be up to the Council to decide whether or not they will begin to charge an additional fee for a second cart at that time.

Because the City currently has a seasonal limit on the amount of refuse they will pick up for the basic fee, I predict that a per-polycart fee will be imposed.