Editor:
I was glad to read that Pine State will be distributing 65-gallon bins for recycling. As do city officials, I hope this will encourage more recycling. In the meantime, here’s a way to achieve the same goal: enforce the per-household limits during weekly trash pick-up. My understanding is that the lids on our trash bins are to be shut, and that it’s up to residents to get rid of any trash that can’t be contained in the bins. Yet every trash day I see several bins overflowing with bags. Almost inevitably, the same houses have no recycling out. Why doesn’t the city refuse to pick up this refuse, and instead leave a note explaining why the trash wasn’t picked up? Enforcing the regulation rather than enabling breaking it would help reduce the amount of trash we residents produce.
Sincerely,
Scott Douglas
South Portland