Comments on: Garbage collection in Christiansburg

By: Marked Man

Marked Man — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:31:47 +0000

Hmm Ed, I dont know, perhaps its just as wrong that everyone pays the same tax rate in town to pay for road repair whether you work from home or deliver flowers. Some use the roads more than others right?

By: Other John

Other John — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:09:31 +0000

In most cases, the trucks are already going through virtually every neighborhood as it is since service is requested by a lot of residents. This would fill in the remaining gaps most likely, and not result in a significant cost increase other than some additional time for the workers and a few additional trips to the tipping facility.

By: Other John

Other John — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:07:16 +0000

Marked, yes...you must use the Town provided trash cans because they have to be lifted by a Waste Management truck with the mechanical arm. I do not think the Town has pick-up for other types of trash other than tree limbs & yard waste, and large items. If they do, I don't remember ever using it when we lived in town.

By: Ed H

Ed H — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:02:23 +0000

Some people are talking about neighbors pooling their garbage as if it was a bad thing. I don't understand this. Is it a tenet of fundamentalist faith that I never heard of before?

If 2 or 3 neighbors only have enough garbage to fill one neighbor's container(s), how could it be wrong to save the town the expense of 3 pickups?

By: Marked Man

Marked Man — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:25:33 +0000

Out of curiosity, in Blacksburg, are you required to only use the trash cans that the town provides you?

I know it would simplify the way its dumped because they can pull up to the curb and the truck lifts and dumps the specialized can. Also it would prevent a trash commune from being organized by only providing citizens who actually have the fee on their bill two trash cans.

If thats how it is in the other burg, i dont see why C'burg would need to make it mandatory then?

By: c. trejbal

c. trejbal — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:11:09 +0000

Remember also that the town limits how much trash one can put out in a week:

"Please have your garbage out by 8:00 A.M. on your day of pickup. Garbage should not exceed the contents of three (3) 32-Gallon containers or the equivalent volume of smaller containers."

Probably not an issue most weeks for neighbors who cheat, but it could be a problem some weeks, around the holidays, for example.

By: Marked Man

Marked Man — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:09:14 +0000

"I see a commune coming." - Jim

Err, Jim, dontcha think people are possibly smart enough to keep it in trash cans on their own property until the morning that the trash runs and then take it next door down to the road??

I think only the people who live in communes would be 'smart' enough to pile it up on their neighbors doorstep all week long.

By: HCS

HCS — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:59:16 +0000

True True Jim. But I still stand that if they make it mandatory you won't ever hear anything negative about it.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:39:41 +0000

"then all 3 of you could just pile it in one big pile in front of the person's house who has it on their bill. " Marked

LOL! Yes, but the person who takes their neighbor's garbage should receive some kind of compensation for letting it reside on his property. Hey, maybe they could all just move into the same house and share the mortgage? And carpool. And share the lawn mower. I see a commune coming.

"Who wouldn't rather put their can at the end of their driveway" - HCS

Options HCS. What you find desirable/affordable may not be so for others. Example: most let banks roll their property taxes and insurance into their mortgage payment, but a few save 0.125% and do it themselves. People are weird.

By: HCS

HCS — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:58:05 +0000

I see this as one of those things that once it happens everyone will quit crying about it and love it. Who wouldn't rather put their can at the end of their driveway instead of lugging bags of who-knows-what in your car all around town?