New Recycling Carts to Roll out super soon... Starting this week, the City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department will be delivering blue recycling carts to customers who will begin biweekly recycling in September. The carts will be delivered to homes starting Tuesday, July 16, with delivery continuing in neighborhoods throughout Raleigh for several weeks. This year marks the fourth and final phase of the department’s efforts to replace the 18-gallon green recycling bins with 95-gallon blue roll-out carts. The roll-out carts have more than five times as much capacity as the bins, and therefore are serviced every other week, instead of weekly. As customers receive their blue carts, Raleigh Solid Waste Services provides the following important reminders: • Look for a plastic bag attached to your cart. The bag contains a service schedule for September 2013-June 2014, as well as several helpful tips about recycling in Raleigh; • As some customers’ collection schedules will change in September, it is important for all customers to refer to their service schedule to determine their correct collection day. Garbage, recycling, and yard waste are all collected on the same day of the week. Garbage and yard waste will continue to be collected weekly, while recycling will be collected biweekly. Customers who are included in this final phase will begin their biweekly recycling service in September; • Do not use your blue cart until after Labor Day 2013. Note that your biweekly service will begin either the first or second week of September; • This year, customers may choose to recycle their green recycling bin by placing it in their blue cart. However, customers are strongly encouraged to keep their green bin for their own purposes; • Remember to handle your blue recycling cart just as you would handle your garbage cart. Customers are responsible for placing the cart(s) at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day as well as retrieving the cart(s) from the curb no later than 7 p.m. on the day after collection. Carts should be stored in an area that is not easily seen from the street when facing the front door of your home; and • When placing your garbage and recycling cart at the curb for collection, the carts must be at least five feet away from each other or any other object, such as a mailbox, a parked car, or a tree. Additional information about the blue recycling carts is available on the city website at raleighnc.gov/services/content/SolidWaste/Articles/RecycleCarts.html. Customers may also call the City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department at 919-996-6890.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 04:36:38 +0000
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