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Falls Church council weighs four ways to pay for curbside service; composting pilot emerges as near‑term favorite
Summary
Staff presented four options to fund curbside solid‑waste service — keep in taxes, a separate fee, variable cart pricing, or expanded multifamily service — and council signaled support for piloting a citywide organic third‑cart composting program while asking staff to refine equity and cost data.
City staff presented four options for financing curbside solid‑waste services at the Oct. 7 work session and council members broadly favored moving forward on a pilot composting program.
Lonnie Marchetti, the city’s solid‑waste coordinator, told council the city currently provides weekly curbside trash, yard‑waste and recycling services to about 3,053 curbside residences; roughly 2,600 households use 65‑gallon carts, 319 use 35‑gallon carts and 117 do not have a cart (mostly townhomes). Replacement of carts is provided at no charge; that replacement runs roughly $7,000–$10,000 per year.
Staff presented estimated cost components for curbside service (collection contract, tipping fees, compost subsidy, leaf…
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