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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City of Albuquerque looks to catch up on backlog of needed trash bins
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Taking out the trash hasn't been so straightforward for some Albuquerque property owners since last summer. The city's struggled to swap out or fix up busted trash bins. 'We are a little over our general timeline, we like to get those bins out,' said Alex Bukoski, spokesman, City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Department. Story continues below Entertainment: First-of-its-kind indoor pickleball facility coming to northeast Albuquerque Community: Albuquerque church leaning on faith after 2 members killed by their son Environment: What should New Mexicans do if they come across a raccoon? For the last year, Albuquerque's been slowly digging itself out of a backlog in replacing the trash bins. 'The supply chains still recovering from COVID, once they get backlogged hard to get back on track,' said Bukoski. In the past, the city had two suppliers providing tens of thousands of new bins each year. But last fall, city councilors highlighted how long some are waiting for new bins. 'He said he'd been waiting a month for the trash can,' said Albuquerque City Councilor Klarissa Peña last year. 'I just wanted to ask if you could add my request for a bin as well, that I put in on July 29th,' said city councilor Nichole Rogers, last year. Since then, the city has made some changes. 'Because of these issues that we've been dealing with our supply chain, we actually went and got a third supplier this year,' said Bukoski. The city said it has around 600 requests for new trash and recycling bins waiting for a response this week. Usually, the Solid Waste Department gets more than a hundred new requests each day. They're waiting on roughly 4,000 more bins to get here in the next few weeks. 'When we get those new bins in, we can start to battle some of that backlog,' said Bukoski. But the Solid Waste Department reminds people at home that if you've been waiting too long, call the city again because crews are supposed to respond to most calls in two to six weeks. 'Make sure that you're contacting 311, you're getting those status updates. We are doing our best to get those out there as soon as possible,' said Bukoski. They also said that after someone calls 311, solid waste will always follow up with a call to get more details, like whether the bin should be repaired or replaced. 'We don't want anybody to have a broken trash can or a broken recycling bin. It's unacceptable, and we want to make sure we can fix it. But we also have to make sure we're managing our resources, managing our staffing,' said Bukoski. The city said a home's first replacement bin is free, but any others will cost $51. That's about $10 less than the city pays for them. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trash pickup schedule shifts in Topeka for Memorial Day week
TOPEKA (KSNT) – An upcoming holiday will cause the trash pickup schedule to change for many residents in Topeka and Shawnee County. The Shawnee County Solid Waste Department is adjusting its trash pickup schedule next week due to Memorial Day on May 26. People who are used to getting their trash removed on a set day will need to keep the temporary schedule in mind for the week of May 26-30. Workers with the county's Solid Waste Department will not pick up any trash on Memorial Day. The adjusted schedule can be found below: Monday, May 26 – no pickup. Tuesday, May 27 – Monday customers pickup. Wednesday, May 28 – Tuesday and Wednesday customers pickup. Thursday, May 29 – Thursday customers. Friday, May 30 – Friday customers. New Dutch Bros Coffee now open in Topeka You can get in touch with Shawnee County Solid Waste by calling 785-233-4774 or following it on Facebook. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Follow Matthew Self on X (Twitter): Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Is it legal to put furniture on the curb for people to pick up in Denver?
DENVER (KDVR) — The days are getting longer, and with more sunshine also means more furniture on the sides of the road. It's not exactly uncommon to see things like chairs, tables, file cabinets and other furniture sitting on the side of the road, sometimes with a 'free' sign. Yes pizza boxes, no plastic bags: Here's what Denver Recycles accepts But before you haul a piece of furniture to the curb in hopes that someone will come take it off your hands, be warned that you could be hit with a fine. In the city and county of Denver, placing furniture or other large items on the curb is considered illegal dumping. Violations for illegal dumping or unlawful disposal of trash can come with a fine starting at $150 for the first citation, $500 for the second and $999 for the third and each following citation, according to the Denver Code of Ordinances. Fines are higher for larger items. The penalty for illegal dumping or unlawful disposal of trash over 50 lbs., 32 gallons or two cubic feet starts at $500 for the first citation, jumps to $750 for the second and $999 for the third and each subsequent citation. There are occasional days, however, when placing large items on the curb is allowed. Denver's Solid Waste Department has large item pickup days about once every nine weeks. On these days, residents can place large items on the curb to be picked up by waste management crews, including: Furniture Large toys Non-electric bicycles Rugs Exercise equipment Bundled branches (no more than 4 feet long and 4 inches in diameter) Mattresses and box springs (must be bagged and wrapped) Large item pickup days are the only time placing furniture on the curb is legal in Denver. By the end of those days, the items will be gone as crews will have come and picked them up. The large item pickup days do not include service for electronic waste, construction materials, automotive materials, loose trash, hazardous materials, commercial and industrial waste or appliances. 'Disposable' vapes are hazardous waste: Here's how to throw them away Residents can schedule pickup anytime for appliances like refrigerators and washing machines. The city also has programs for household hazardous waste, paint recycling, appliances, and electronic waste. For those looking to get rid of large items outside of their large item pickup day, the Department of Solid Waste recommends donating items to local thrift stores, selling on online marketplaces, taking items to the landfill or finding a private disposal company. Denverites can put their address into a tool on the city's website to find out when their regular trash services are scheduled and when large item pickup days are scheduled. This information can also be found in the Denver Trash and Recycling App. The city of Denver recommends reporting concerns regarding trash or illegal dumping by calling 311. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful reorganization vote delayed by Dougherty Commission
ALBANY – The Dougherty County Commission is looking at a redo for the organization that helps spearhead community cleanups, recycling, blight reduction and special events centered around beautification and litter reduction. The commission tapped the brakes on Monday, deciding to delay a vote set for that day until later in March over the issue of the proposed changes to Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful. KADB is a joint effort backed by the county and city of Albany. Some of the proposed changes apply to funding and trimming the number of members on the group's advisory board by more than half. The county began examining the KADB board after Albany City Manager Terrell Jacobs brought it to the attention of city commissioners last year that although the county funds the small number of paid positions, those personnel are paid through the city's Human Resources Department. 'I just think it's best, considering Assistant County Administrator Barry Brooks has been working on this and Commissioner (Clinton) Johnson wants to be included,' Commissioner Russell Gray said when he asked for a delay on the vote. 'We haven't properly discussed this.' One change in the reorganization proposal is reducing the number of advisory board members from 26 to 14. If approved by the city and county, the two entities would each appoint seven advisory board members to two-year terms. Deemed a 're-establishment' of the organization, the proposal would have KADB operate within the county's Solid Waste Department, which would fund KADB's payroll through its solid waste enterprise fund. The proposal calls for the Dougherty County administrator to appoint the KADB executive director through recommendations of the advisory board. KADB's executive director also would operate under the supervision of the Solid Waste Department. Initial appointments to the advisory board are set for April under the proposal.
