Trash Collection
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
Collection schedules, carts, and hauler contracts.
Results:Low
High
(2-30)
Stuck: 327Moving: 5Active debate: 6
Where it is moving
Oronoco, Minnesota
MovingAug 26, 20261 resultcity
Navasota, Texas
MovingAug 25, 20261 resultcity
Villa Rica, Georgia
MovingAug 20, 20261 resultcity
Kalamazoo City, Michigan
MovingAug 19, 20261 resultcity
Prichard, Alabama
MovingAug 14, 20261 resultcity
Delaware City, Ohio
Active debateAug 4, 20261 resultcounty
Martin County, Florida
Active debateJul 31, 20261 resultcounty
Mercedes, Texas
Active debateJul 22, 20261 resultcity
Benton City, Washington
Active debateJul 22, 20266 resultscity
- Council approves new solid‑waste contract after attorney reviews performance fees
- Benton City Council approves revised solid-waste contract after vendor concedes on performance threshold
- Council, contractor and counsel spar over 15-year solid-waste contract terms; council directs staff to return with clarifications
- Council questions contractor termination clause and performance terms in proposed long-term solid-waste contract
- Council reviews proposed 15-year rolling solid-waste contract, debates recycling and rate risks
- Waste contractor presents new transfer-station agreement; council discusses recycling and state organics mandate
Norwich, Ohio
Active debateJul 1, 20261 resultcity
Charlotte, North Carolina
Active debateJul 1, 20261 resultcity
North St. Paul City, Minnesota
StuckJun 4, 20261 resultcity
Belmont City, North Carolina
StuckJun 2, 20261 resultcity
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
StuckMay 20, 20261 resultcity
Newark, New Jersey
StuckMay 5, 20263 resultscity
- Council clarifies bulk-trash rules: 10-item limit, owner responsibility and 24-hour pickup target
- Council hears sustained complaints about sanitation and recycling service; administration says hires and process changes are underway
- DPW lays out data and steps to address missed pickups, recycling and illegal dumping
Shandaken, New York
StuckApr 21, 20261 resultcity
Pontiac, Illinois
StuckApr 21, 20261 resultcity
Lisbon Falls, Maine
StuckApr 20, 20261 resultcity
Owsley County, Kentucky
StuckApr 16, 20261 resultcounty
City of Montrose, Minnesota
StuckApr 14, 20262 resultscity