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Avoyelles Parish committee outlines December delivery and January start for automated curbside cans
Summary
Parish staff said about 15,000 automated curbside cans will be delivered in December and pickups begin in January under the new contract; the company will manage inventory, warranty and route mapping, and a transition period will include public notices and town-hall outreach.
The Avoyelles Parish Solid Waste Committee heard detailed plans on the rollout of automated curbside garbage cans under the parish’s new contract with the waste hauler.
Kevin (speaker 3), who provided the operational update, said the contractor will supply roughly 15,000 95–96 gallon automated cans and is responsible for inventory and delivery. Kept in the contractor’s inventory, each can carries a barcode or serial number and comes with warranty coverage the company will maintain. Kevin said residents should expect deliveries in December and that regular automated pickups would begin in January, with a public-information and transition period continuing into February.
The committee emphasized that the automated trucks will not take loose items left on the ground. Kevin said boxes must be broken down or placed inside the can and that anything sitting on the ground “will not be picked up.” He described standard placement rules: lids must face the road, multiple cans must be placed at least 3 feet apart, and residents without road shoulders should set cans on their driveway.
Committee members pressed for protections for residents on small or wet roads. A committee member (speaker 6) asked whether the contract requires satellite trucks for roads without turnarounds; Kevin replied that language for a satellite truck was included in the contract and that the parish and contractor expect to use satellite units or alternative routing to reach small roads and wet routes.
The committee also discussed how additional cans will be handled. Kevin said residents may request second or third cans; the contractor will maintain inventory and deliver additional cans when paid for or requested. He said the contractor would replace cans damaged in routine use under warranty; for theft or damage, the resident must file a police report to receive a replacement without charge.
Kevin and committee members said the contractor will share route maps once they are finalized and the parish will align its pickup routes—such as bulky-item pickups and roll-offs—with the contractor’s routing. The committee plans additional public outreach, including town‑hall sessions, announcements in local media and coordination with municipal utilities that have already distributed cans in some communities.
The committee did not take a formal vote during the meeting; members said they expect more operational briefings and a follow-up committee meeting before full service begins.
