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Solid Waste staff: new pickup schedule rolls out in February; department cites high service rate and $2M-plus grant
Summary
Matt Purvis told the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee that a new collection schedule affecting about 60% of recycling customers will begin in February; the department described extensive outreach, contingency plans and a $2 million-plus federal grant for recycling equipment.
Matt Purvis, a Solid Waste staff member, told the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee that a new collection schedule will begin in about two weeks and will change the pickup day for roughly 60% of recycling customers by February. "By now, I hope I've run my voice ragged... 60% of our trash from recycling customers in USD will have a new pickup day by February," Purvis said.
Purvis urged residents to check Metro’s online lookup tool to confirm their new day and described the department’s outreach campaign: mailed postcards, an app calendar update, 96,000 stickers placed on…
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