garbage and recycling service changes
Changes to garbage pickup, recycling services, carts, and rules
Whether staff reports back on the sticker-sales complaint investigation and whether the committee turns “draft questions for the public” into an actual survey or outreach step.
Typically discussed at Public Utilities Committee. Check back when the next agenda is published.
The city’s garbage-and-recycling setup keeps getting pulled back into committee talk: fake garbage stickers are still turning up, one resident reported a sticker-buying hassle at a business, and the committee revisited broader complaints about methods and costs. Staff has said the sticker system is still the cheapest option, while the day-to-day problems (fairness, access, enforcement) haven’t fully gone away.
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Staff reported fake garbage stickers are still being found; Manitowoc Disposal has been notifying the Department of Public Works and police.
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Staff noted social media chatter about switching away from the sticker system to an automated option, and said the sticker approach remains the most affordable; the committee did not see a reason to revisit it at that time.
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Staff reported a resident contacted Engineering about being told they had to buy an extra item to purchase city garbage stickers at a local business; staff said they would look into it.
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The committee discussed social media complaints about the city’s garbage and recycling program, including questions about collection methods and costs.
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Staff said it was unclear whether the contractor had written or verbal authorization to start work before the contracted start time, and also said the contract was believed to be in good standing.
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The committee was encouraged to draft questions to ask the public about future collection preferences.
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