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Oscar and the Every-Other-Week Sanitation Engineer
Solid Waste Management’s proposed Every-Other-Week Garbage Collection Pilot
posted Jun 21, 2011
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This is one of those rare instances of having a change of heart halfway through drawing a Tacomic. My initial reaction to the idea of city collecting garbage from weekly to every-other-week was anger. Conspiracy theories aside for a minute, how will we fit all our crap into that tiny garbage can? I'll gladly pay through the nose for our civilization's liberal social-engineered city services, but a cut-back on services rendered is an outrage! BUT THEN I researched the actual plan and am now in full support of nasty meat food-scraps going in the brown yard waste bin and a double-size garbage can at no extra cost. Heck! I'd have room to cut up some of this horrible ikea particle board and stuff it in that bigger can. ALSO... i'm sorry but pizza boxes NEED TO GO IN THE YARD WASTE BIN! also, ENJOY this classic TRUE GRIT raccoon toon. Did I spell raccoon with one 'c' in the tacomic? Gosh darn it.
FAQUESTIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT..
Q: Will my service be cut in half?
A: No. Participants will automatically receive double their garbage collection capacity. For those who discover they don't need a larger or second garbage container, they may go down a size.
A: No. Participants will automatically receive double their garbage collection capacity. For those who discover they don't need a larger or second garbage container, they may go down a size.
Current container size VS. Pilot container size
- If your current container size is 20 gallons, your pilot container will be 45 gallons
- If your current container size is 30 gallons, your pilot container will be 60 gallons
- If your current container size is 60 gallons, your pilot containers will be two 60 gallons
- If your current container size is 90 gallons, your pilot container will be two 90 gallons
Q: Will I be charged a fee if I want to decrease the size of my garbage container?
A: No.
A: No.
Q: Can I request additional recycling and yard waste containers at no charge?
A: Yes.
A: Yes.
Q: Is my recycling and yard waste collection schedule changing?
A: No.
A: No.
Food waste
Q: How will food waste recycling work?
A: Food waste will be accepted in your brown yard waste container, which will be collected every other week on your current schedule. You'll receive detailed information closer to the start date.
A: Food waste will be accepted in your brown yard waste container, which will be collected every other week on your current schedule. You'll receive detailed information closer to the start date.
Q: Is collecting food waste every other week a health hazard?
A: No. Solid Waste Management has coordinated with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, who approves the proposed food waste collection method.
A: No. Solid Waste Management has coordinated with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, who approves the proposed food waste collection method.
Q: Will there be a way I can dispose of food waste more frequently if necessary?
A: Yes. You may dispose of food waste weekly by alternating use of yard waste and garbage containers.
A: Yes. You may dispose of food waste weekly by alternating use of yard waste and garbage containers.
Comments [34]
 by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 12:59am | in no way was this Tacomic a put-down of this strip: tacomatrashcan.com/ |
 by Mofo from the Hood on 6/21/2011 @ 7:20am | OBEY |
 by tacoma1 on 6/21/2011 @ 7:46am | I hope that this pilot program is successful. It seems like a win win situation for everyone. Less garbage. Less pollution. More tagro for my garden.
RR. Glad to see u changed your mind on this issue. |
 by jenyum on 6/21/2011 @ 7:50am | I'm happy about the prospect of getting a second recycling bin. We've needed more than one for years. |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 7:50am | I mean, how hard is it to run a pizza box through the giant wood chipper? |
by jenyum on 6/21/2011 @ 8:01am | The whole pizza box thing drives me crazy. When I take my recycling to the landfill, the attendants are big on "don't worry, that'll burn off" but supposedly a wee bit of oil on a pizza box makes it non-recyclable. |
by Mofo from the Hood on 6/21/2011 @ 8:13am | CARBON FOOTPRINT |
 by fredo on 6/21/2011 @ 8:18am | "I hope that this pilot program is successful. It seems like a win win situation for everyone. Less garbage. Less pollution" tacoma1
If the pilot program proves successful perhaps the city can move to phases II and III which will cause even less garbage and less pollution. Interested? See details below Current solid waste service: $432 per year (52 pickups x 30 gal) Current pilot program: $432 per year (26 pickups x 60 gal) Fredo's predicted phase II: $432 per year (12 pickups x 120 gal) Fredo's ultimate phase III: $432 per year (1 pickup x 1440 gal) The ultimate win win endorsed by the feedtacoma contributors. |
by Mofo from the Hood on 6/21/2011 @ 8:34am | LANDFILL DEPLETION |
by jenyum on 6/21/2011 @ 8:47am | Fredo's dystopian future, in which every home is a landfill unto itself. |
by fredo on 6/21/2011 @ 8:53am | yes jenyum but it's a WIN WIN WIN WIN, since there's almost never a garbage pickup there is no diesel pollution. I thought clean air was a good thing.
So what if you have life forms living in the bottom of your garbage can that haven't been discovered yet? This could be a new syndicated TV show: Garbage Warriors Tacoma. Don't worry, your garbage bill isn't going to be reduced because any funds saved will go towards "creating GREEN solutions to our urban problems"...right. |
by Mofo from the Hood on 6/21/2011 @ 8:55am | PLANETARY PHYSICS |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 8:56am | @jenyum, I report those homes in my neighborhood to Tacoma Cares www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=11781 Resources for combating blight To report blight, including debris like tires, boxes and old lumber on lawns; overgrown vegetation; broken fences and vehicles in the yard, contact Tacoma CARES for Code Enforcement support. You can file reports anonymously by calling (253) 591-5001. The City of Tacoma offers a Call-2-Haul service to all single-family residents twice a year. City of Tacoma crews will pick up your unwanted items at your residence (253) 573-2468. To report junk vehicles that are on City Streets, call the Abandoned Auto Hotline, (253) 591-5926. For more information on the City's Abandoned Auto Hotline and rules, click here. To report graffiti, if you're a victim of graffiti vandalism, call (253) 798-4721 and choose option 1. To report graffiti in progress call 911. To report graffiti in your neighborhood, call (253) 591-5001. |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 9:18am | um... Planetary Physics? |
by Mofo from the Hood on 6/21/2011 @ 9:19am | COMRADES REWARDS PROGRAM |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 9:40am | Where is Rick Jones when you need him? |
 by Jesse on 6/21/2011 @ 10:27am | What do they plan on doing with the savings from the decreased frequency in service? Perhaps they can give the unskilled and undereducated trash collectors $80k a year instead of *only* $60k? lol seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews... From the above article in the Seattle Times: "Waste Management has repeatedly described its final offer as a reasonable one, particularly during a recession. It proposed increasing hourly pay over five years to $29.09 an hour. Currently, drivers make $26.29 an hour, or about $55,000 per year. The contract offer would increase that to $60,500 by 2015. With an average of six hours overtime per week, the company says, the top salary would be $74,121. The total value of the contract including medical benefits and pension contributions comes to $109,553 annually, according to the company." |
by Jesse on 6/21/2011 @ 10:39am | OOps,scratch that! That's $109k in salary and benefits today!! Perhaps they need $150k??? lol But hey, I suppose that is up in Seattle. What are they making here? |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 10:50am | i suspect union leadership has been hijacked with Koch Brothers union-busting infiltrators. |
 by cisserosmiley on 6/21/2011 @ 11:24am | thanks jesse for bringinging this back around to the main issue, who cares about schedules...look at the displacement of city-run(citizen-run?) -for - WASTE CONNECTION INC. run programs. it is a prelude to total garbage privatization. if you doubt look at the wa state pdc and you will see a load of tacoma politicians always being payed by waste connections inc. it is exactly what it looks and feels like... also...all the garbage collection in the county is already done by waste connections inc. -tacomas' future |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 11:45am | check em out... i.feedtacoma.com/cisserosmiley/fey-is-ag... |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 12:00pm | why are you so bitter Cissero? Maybe WASTE CONNECTION INC. is saving up social capital and good karma for a future car museum? |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 12:00pm | BUMPER CAR MUSEUM |
by cisserosmiley on 6/21/2011 @ 12:42pm | @nin...i think i am just irrationally bummed because i thought our landfill was more...progressive? or technologically advanced? than to just get all filled up and then buy space at the next dump over...i thought tpu and the people and myself had a better plan? not that we should have i am just surprised |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 12:51pm | yeah weren't they building something new and fancy over there at the land fill too? |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 1:00pm | You know, a land fill is kinda like one big litter box. What do the Grit City Kitties think about all this I wonder? How can I contact them for a press release? |
 by ixia on 6/21/2011 @ 2:00pm | It's a fantastic idea. We never fill our trash, and we already have the smallest option. It’s been possible to send kitchen scraps (no meat or dairy) with the brown bins for a long time. Works great for us. I think Tacoma Solid Waste is about the best department the city has. |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 2:16pm | but what do you do with your pizza boxes Ixia ? burn them in the electric kiln ? Isn't that bad for the cone ? |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 2:18pm | CONFESSION: sometimes I cut up the pizza box if it's not at all stained to look like regular cardboard. |
by ixia on 6/21/2011 @ 3:19pm | eat the pizza at the pizza place :)
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 by The Jinxmedic on 6/21/2011 @ 3:57pm | Save your pizza boxes and use them to build a space ark. |
by NineInchNachos on 6/21/2011 @ 11:18pm | First time i've ever seen Ms. Darcy chuckle at a Tacomic! |
by NineInchNachos on 6/28/2011 @ 10:41am | If Trash collecting is your bag, today is a good time to public comment blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/06... |
by NineInchNachos on 6/28/2011 @ 3:16pm | politicians who get waste connections money...
www.pdc.wa.gov/MvcQuerySystem/AdvancedSe... |
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