Arlington, TX Trash Carts To Bin or to Cart?

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As many of you know, the new Trash Carts that are being proposed for picking up Recyclables were tentatively approved at the First Reading of the new Contract. However, it appears that there has been a groundswell of opposition by way of lots of emails to the city council members and the Mayor. Before the Trash Carts become a fact, the Second Reading of the new Contract must be voted on by the council on August 21st, so, there is still time to voice your opinion, if you didn’t do so before.

A couple of issues are that the survey that was taken after a test sample of homes where the trash carts were used was adjudged by some to have not been representative of the entirety of Arlington residents. There were also some who wish for the decision to be made by a citizen referendum rather than just the council. There is also a $1 increase per month per citizen for this new method.

Regardless of whether it is true, some citizens suspect that regular trash (non-recyclable) will, at some point, also require the use of another second wheeled cart, one for trash the other for recycle. And, the use of the carts would limit the amount of trash that could be picked up at a residence. The rule is that you cannot over fill a cart and that the lid must be closed when on the street for pick up. Then each residency will have 2 carts to maintain in their garage / property. Although these issues have not been publicly addressed, the anticipation of such a thing has concerned some citizens.

If you have feelings one way or the other, you may wish to send an email expressing your opinion to the Mayor and all council members as the final vote will be coming up August 21st. The email addresses are: 

Mayor Cluck robert.cluck@arlingtontx.gov

Charlie Parker Charlie.parker@arlingtontx.gov

Sherry Capehart sherry.capehart@arlingtontx.gov

Robert Rivera  robert.rivera@arlingtontx.gov

Kathryn Wilemon  Kathryn.wilemon@arlingtontx.gov

Lana Wolff  lana.wolff@arlingtontx.gov

Robert Shepard   robert.shepard@arlingtontx.gov

Jimmy Bennett jimmy.bennett@arlingtontx.gov

Michael Glaspie  michael.glaspie@arlingtontx.gov