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Borough weighs returning small pole trash cans and relocating big-belly units
Summary
Council and Public Works agreed to study targeted trash-receptacle placements after residents asked to restore a pole-mounted can at Linden and Matlack; Public Works warned small cans were previously used as resident dumping spots and offered to price options and relocate older large units.
Westchester — Residents asked the Public Safety Committee to restore a small pole-mounted trash receptacle at Linden and Matlack and to consider additional strategically placed receptacles across wards to reduce litter in high-foot-traffic areas.
Interim Director of Public Works Don Anderson said the borough has used small pole-mounted cans in the past but removed some after nearby residents treated them as personal household bins. "When the big bellies actually came years ago, they ... did kind of a study as to where they thought they needed trash cans," Anderson said, explaining prior placement decisions and maintenance trade-offs.
Anderson said staff can price smaller receptacles and proposed moving some older big-belly units from the central business district to neighborhoods that requested them. He asked council to select candidate locations so public works can present costs and siting recommendations. "If you want smaller trash cans, I'm more than willing to put them in wherever you need them installed," he said.
Councilmembers and residents stressed the need to consider maintenance and enforce against misuse; Anderson noted the borough currently maintains about 10 receptacles across town and will provide cost options in the coming weeks.
Next steps: Public works will price small- and mid-size receptacles, propose specific locations, and return recommendations to the committee.
