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Business owners, residents raise concerns about cardboard recycling 'dumpster alley' near convention center; staff says city will look for alternatives
Summary
A Seaside business owner urged the council to relocate a cluster of cardboard recycling dumpsters near the convention center and Ocean Way, saying the bins block parking and degrade a high‑traffic, tourist‑facing area; staff said Recology placed the bins at the city’s direction and staff will look for alternative sites and pickup adjustments.
A downtown Seaside business owner told the City Council on July 7 that a group of cardboard recycling dumpsters placed near the convention center and Ocean Way have removed parking and created a visually unattractive area behind the convention center, and asked the city to seek alternative locations.
Elizabeth Marston, who identified herself as the owner of a downtown restaurant, described the dumpsters — which Recology calls cardboard recycling depots — as obstructing parking, attracting nonlocal…
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