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City says trash-can rollout largely complete; officials push for bagging, reconciliation phase under way
Summary
Public Works briefed council on the refuse modernization rollout: about 8,700 residential cans delivered, a reconciliation stage will begin to correct misdeliveries and size changes, yard-waste opt-in begins with a $50 refundable deposit, and staff warned residents bagged trash must go in bins to limit litter and landfill costs.
Staunton’s public works department told council on March 27 that the city’s trash-can modernization program has seen widespread deployment and is entering a reconciliation phase to correct delivery and sizing issues.
Public Works Director Dave Urban said the residential can rollout began in March and the contractor had delivered about 8,700 cans as of the morning of the meeting, with roughly 700 still to go. He told council crews and contractor staffing levels affect daily deployment rates; the project team has planned a reconciliation stage after delivery to reassign incorrect sizes, resolve serial-number/account mismatches, and respond to residents who request changes after trying their new cans.
Urban said the program’s goals include improving…
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