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Resident proposes 'Smart Disposal' pilot to weigh curbside waste and tie fees to disposal amounts
Summary
A Sammamish resident asked Redmond council to study a proof‑of‑concept weighing program (“Smart Disposal”) that would meter residential waste at pickup and issue residents postcards showing diversion rates; the speaker proposed a $50,000 pilot to test feasibility and accuracy.
A Sammamish resident told the Redmond City Council on July 15 that Redmond should pilot a waste‑measurement program that weighs individual residential refuse at pickup to encourage diversion and align customer charges with actual disposal.
Paul Quinn, who identified himself as a Sammamish resident, told the council the city currently charges customers by container size rather than by weight and said that system "is unfair" because it does not let households…
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