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Council rejects auto-route change to bulk/routed clam pickup; directs manager to explore alternatives
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about missed bulk/yard waste pickups, council voted 7-0 not to authorize the city manager to amend the waste services contract to convert to a weekly routed clam truck pickup; council asked staff to return with other options including a cost comparison of alternatives.
Council considered whether to amend the city’s solid waste franchise to require weekly routed clam-truck pickups (eliminating the need for residents to schedule bulk/yard waste collection). Staff and waste hauler representatives said the current on-call system requires residents to request large (claw/clam) pickups online or by phone and that many residents do not use the scheduling process, producing visible piles in some neighborhoods.
Waste Management reported 4,268 clam-truck…
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