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Kenilworth explores scheduled, limited bulk-pickup program to curb costs and illegal dumping
Summary
Council members and public works staff discussed two pilot approaches — scheduled appointments with annual item limits and a route-based biannual pickup — to reduce bulk-waste costs and illegal dumping.
Council members and public works staff discussed several options to control rising bulk-waste disposal costs and reduce illegal dumping after the borough’s 2024 bulk collection generated large tonnage and outsize disposal costs.
Following resident and council concerns, borough public works recommended two operational options: (1) a scheduled appointment system in which residents request pickups in advance, are limited to a set number of items per year, and public works runs a controlled number of stops per month; or…
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