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Red Springs clarifies waste rules: cardboard counted as trash, residents warned about blowing grass into streets
Summary
Town staff announced that flattened cardboard will be treated as regular trash and that blowing grass clippings into streets is a finable offense under town ordinance; officials cited storm‑drain clogging and safety hazards and said citizen education and enforcement will follow.
Manager told the board that, by current town practice, cardboard boxes must be broken down to fit in household trash containers or taken to the recycling center; staff will no longer collect large piles of cardboard left at the curb. She also reminded residents that bulk items and discarded furniture must be placed on private property in accordance with the town ordinance.
Commissioners emphasized that grass clippings blown into the street create storm‑drain blockages and road hazards and said the town will pursue citizen education and citations where appropriate. Manager and staff acknowledged code enforcement and police staffing limits may constrain immediate enforcement; they urged residents to blow clippings back onto private property and promised increased public education.
The announcement included references to a finable offense in the ordinance; the manager said the town will continue outreach and, where necessary, issue citations.
