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Council reviews recycling enforcement and $23,700 in bag fees over three years
Summary
Councilwoman Guarni reported the borough collected $23,700 in bag fees over the last three years and described Public Works efforts—inspections, tagging, stickers, mailings, truck magnets—to improve recycling compliance; repeat offenders may be moved to Code Enforcement.
Councilwoman Guarni followed up on a March 10 discussion about bag fees, reporting that bag fees have totaled $23,700 over the last three years. She described steps Public Works takes to educate and enforce recycling rules, including periodic inspections, tagging cans with issues, providing recycling stickers, mailing handouts, and placing magnets on trash trucks.
Council members said staff try to inform residents first, and that habitual offenders are ultimately referred to Code Enforcement. The council did not adopt new enforcement rules at the March 24 work session but discussed continuing outreach and compliance measures.
