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Council moves summer trash pickup from Saturday to Friday to cut costs and congestion
Summary
To reduce congestion and overtime, the Town of Ocean Isle Beach approved switching one weekly summer residential collection day from Saturday to Friday; staff and contractor GFL said the change should reduce bridge/traffic backups and save the town an estimated $19,000 this year.
Town staff proposed and the council approved a change to the sanitation collection schedule for the summer season: instead of the existing Saturday pickup pattern, residential collections would occur on Friday during the summer changeover to reduce traffic congestion and improve contractor staffing.
Justin (town public‑works staff) explained that GFL,…
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