Apparently, there are some in Carlsbadistan who have been bumming out all their neighbors, making their street look trashy, and being bad people in general by leaving their trash cans out on the street well after pick up day. But thankfully, that is against the law and the City of Carlsbad is sending volunteers out with reminder notices to make sure everyone picks up after themselves.
Under city laws, trash carts may be put out on the street between 6 p.m. the day before collection and 6 a.m. the day of collection. They must be removed no later than midnight the day of collection. . . “Residents have done a great job making the switch to the new trash service,” said Craig Schmollinger, management analyst for the city’s Utilities Department. “The goal of this effort is to give a friendly reminder to residents about the need to take their carts in after trash day.”
Do everyone a favor and put your trash cans away after they’ve been emptied. That way, no one has to place a reminder on your can. Follow the jump for more info.Volunteers help remind residents of trash cart rules
City volunteers are fanning out across Carlsbad starting this week to place reminder notices on trash carts that have been left out after collection day. Under city laws, trash carts may be put out on the street between 6 p.m. the day before collection and 6 a.m. the day of collection. They must be removed no later than midnight the day of collection.
The city recently switched to a new automated trash collection service, which included swapping out residents’ old trash and green waste cans with more than 100,000 new, wheeled carts that can be lifted by hydraulic arms on specially designed trash trucks.
“Residents have done a great job making the switch to the new trash service,” said Craig Schmollinger, management analyst for the city’s Utilities Department. “The goal of this effort is to give a friendly reminder to residents about the need to take their carts in after trash day.”
According to Schmollinger, some residents have left their carts out because they want a different size, and a few just don’t want to use the new system.
Residents may change the number and size of their carts by calling Waste Management at 866-WM-RECYCLE.
“We want to keep our neighborhoods safe and clean,” says Schmollinger. “When solid waste carts are left out all week, they interfere with street parking and street sweepers.”
Residents who would like to help this effort can print out a letter from the city website, www.carlsbadca.gov/trash, and deliver it to neighbors who leave their carts out.
According to Schmollinger, the city has the ability to impose fines and even remove trash carts from residences that don’t comply with the rules; however city staff are hopeful that the friendly reminders will do the trick.
For more information
Craig Schmollinger, management analyst, craig.schmollinger@carlsbadca.gov or 760-602-7502
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Dang, you guys are turning into the gestapo just like the city council is. Are you kidding me? I loved when you guys first started this online rag and had interesting tidbits about Carlsbad, but now you’re turning into small time dictators about everything. Come on, get real. We need MORE LAWS! Not! When is it going to stop? Some times people can’t get their garbage cans up at a reasonable time due to health issues, being on vacation, or something just comes up. It’s not going to kill anyone. Geez.
Mo,
Do you work on your truck in the street in front of your house, too, spilling chemicals and otherwise give your neighborhood a trashy, low-income appearance? Seriously, the street is PUBLIC. Keep the inside of your house as messy as you want, but a neat, clean appearance is good for morale.
Maybe your parents didn’t have rules in the house but the street ain’t your house. Lazy people like to start crying about being bullied when someone tries to put in order.