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Bountiful mayor, streets director outline curbside rules, special pickups and recycling limits
Summary
Mayor Kendalyn Harris and Streets Department Director Charles Benson detailed curbside rules — including placement, pickup times, extra-can fees, prohibited items and special cleanup and hazardous-waste events — and warned that recycling contamination reduces diversion rates.
Mayor Kendalyn Harris and Charles Benson, Bountiful’s streets department director, told residents about curbside garbage and recycling rules and upcoming special collection events during a brief public information segment.
Charles Benson said crews leave the shop at 7 a.m. and advised that “you need to have your cans out by 7 o'clock in the morning,” adding that residents may put cans out the night before to ensure pickup. He said crews need about 4 feet of clearance around each can so workers can safely operate the mechanical arms: “away from a car, away from a mailbox, away from a fire hydrant.”
Benson warned that certain items should not be placed in curbside garbage cans, citing safety and equipment limits. “In the garbage cans, no hot ashes … Rocks, dirt, saw, bricks, other large construction, demolition materials,” he said, describing the…
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