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PROVIDENCE: City Council Takes Up Trash Troubles
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Saturday, Nov 21 at 9:05 PM Andrea Mitchell wrote ...
For several years, we have worked very hard to clean up our trash and get rid of the rats, planting trees on our streets, and fixing our city sidewalks, and the Mayor has managed to destroy all our progress in just 3 weeks. Thanks Dave, you will pay for this!
32480146Saturday, Nov 21 at 8:57 PM Attorney wrote ...
We are preparing a law suite against David Cicilline for negligence and creating a safety hazard and health hazard. The Mayor's subordinates admitted that he created these hazards and are willing to take the stand against him. There is no chance that the Mayor will win and he will probably be thrown out of office for this!
32479939Saturday, Nov 21 at 8:48 PM Raven wrote ...
Does anybody know David Cicillines home address so I can give him a special delivery :-).
32479686Saturday, Nov 21 at 10:46 AM Great Idea Professor wrote ...
Very innovative! I wonder if DPW would let us use screws to attach our blue and green recycling bins to our big green trash bins. This would solve all our problems and I dont think that they would get stolen if they were actually attached to the big green bin. BRILLIANT!
32460989Saturday, Nov 21 at 10:41 AM Professor wrote ...
The one and only solution that I see for this recycling problem is "High Technology Designed" trash bins. The new design would look similar to the large green trash bins, however, it would have a small recycling bin attached to each side of it. Problem solved. Using these new high technology bins would meet the recycling requirement every time we put a bin on the sidewalk and guarantee that our trash gets removed every week. No need to thank me, I am just trying to help :-)
32460801Saturday, Nov 21 at 10:17 AM Brainstorm wrote ...
The Mayor should have thought of this. We should be allowed to put out 1 blue recy bin and 1 green recy bin. What's so hard about that? This should make the Mayor happy because he got his recycling and the people happy because they dont have to put out "one hundred million" recycling bins! It's a Win-Win situation. Now, why cant Cicilinni think like this?
32460184Saturday, Nov 21 at 10:04 AM This is nuts! wrote ...
Because I live in a rough section of Providence, now I have to be on 24 hour guard duty to watch my golden recycling bins so they dont get stolen and my trash gets picked-up. Now this is a "Quality of Life" issue as well as a "Health Hazard" issue and a "Safety Hazard" issue. Come on Mayor Cicilinni...Get with the program!
32459861Saturday, Nov 21 at 9:05 AM We are not crazy...You are! wrote ...
Many of us recycle correctly and get our trashed removed. HOWEVER, we should not have to live in the middle of piles of trash because our neighbors trash was not picked up. Also, we should not suffer the burdon of our trash not being removed just because a recycling bin may get stolen in the middle of the night or the wind blows a bin down the street. And what about the people who actually put out their recycling bins and DONT get their trash removed. A SERIOUS HEALTH/SAFETY HAZARD AND NEGLECT!
32458259Saturday, Nov 21 at 1:55 AM Annoyed w/the people.... wrote ...
You people are just lazy!!! put out your bins the right way and your trash will be picked up! Stop crying about it an do it..and FYI i called City Hall and got thru and they were very helpful DPW was not! It's so simple to every Big green can you need two recycling bins they don't have to be from DPW use your own and write recycle on the side & if it gets stolen make a police report and take it to DPW and they replace it for free,that is what i was told today when i called City Hall.
32453069Saturday, Nov 21 at 1:08 AM in the know wrote ...
use your own bins...they are less expensive and less prone to theft if you go to a department store they are $4. Coming from a multi family homeowner, my neighborhood is at at 90% recycling, you helped destroy the planet try making it right by recycling.
32451801Saturday, Nov 21 at 1:01 AM in the know wrote ...
to the 1st comment, yes, use your own bins and clearly mark them recycle/paper and recycle cans/bottles/ plastic.
32451554Friday, Nov 20 at 10:01 PM Confused wrote ...
Can somebody please tell us if we can make our own recycling bins because this can get pretty expensive after they keep getting stolen. Why should we pay DPW for them when we could probably make our own. Maybe we can write the word "plastic" on one and the word "paper" on the other. I think that we can all agree that recycling bins are worth their weight in gold, right now. Does anybody have any info on this, it would be very helpful.
32446314Friday, Nov 20 at 9:40 PM Jessy James wrote ...
What is the Mayor going to do when people start rioting in front of garbage trucks and not letting them pass and demanding they the garbage be removed. Good Lord, this is starting to sound like something out of a horror story!
32445669Friday, Nov 20 at 9:36 PM Steve B wrote ...
Somebody please comment on what I am about to say!!! Does anyone else think that the emphasis on recycling should be on recycling? What I mean is...If you do not put out enough recycling bins, they DPW should put a sticker on the recycling bins and leave the recycling bins behind...NOT THE TRASH BINS!
32445556Friday, Nov 20 at 9:29 PM Steve B wrote ...
And what about the "Windy Day Theory"? These recycling bins are so small and so light that a small wind will blow them down the street. And then, guess what? DPW will not remove your trash because the recycling bins were not placed next to your green trash bins. WE NEED BIGGER RECYCLING BINS AND FEWER OF THEM!!!
32445341Friday, Nov 20 at 9:26 PM Steve B wrote ...
The likelihood of your recycling bins getting stolen in some of these tough neighborhoods in Providence is very high!! It is not fair to citizens if their trash is not picked up just because they get one their cans stolen in the middle of the night!!!
32445246Friday, Nov 20 at 8:42 PM Providence Taxpayer wrote ...
The mayor didn't think this through. I live in Mt. Pleasant and are still waiting for my trash to be picked up. The whole city is going to be infested with rats. What will the mayor do about that?
32443914Friday, Nov 20 at 5:13 PM Dave wrote ...
Dump it on the steps of City Hall??? Let's do one better and dump it on Cicilline's front lawn or right on his office desk. I can't believe this. I've lived in 9 different states and NEVER had my trash left on the curb for 3 weeks. I spend 2 weeks a year at home (I'm Military) and this is what I find waiting for me? Come on MAN! Think before you execute something like this. Should have tried harder to reach residents before a stunt like this extreme!
32434391Friday, Nov 20 at 5:08 PM Dave wrote ...
I live in Mt. Pleasant also. NONE of my trash was picked up. My landlord WILL NOT buy the bins and I refuse to pay for them myself. I have a wife and 3 step-daughters to think of. $10 could by dinner for a night. I don't see any reason for the trash to be sitting outside like this other than pure STUPIDITY AND LAZINESS! The plan was not thought put thoroughly nor was it properly executed. No matter what you do if the residents don't want to recycle they are just going to put out the bins empty.
32434039Friday, Nov 20 at 4:23 PM annoyed wrote ...
Quick follow up: I called DPW twice, was very polite asking what else I need to do to get my trash picked up, and both times they hung up on me. I say we bring our trash to the steps of City Hall and dump it there.
32431059Friday, Nov 20 at 4:17 PM annoyed wrote ...
Count me as another who always recycles. Last night I left two big trash cans, two green recyle bins and one blue recycle bin. Recycling was taken, but trash was not. I'm playing by the rules, but the trash collectors are not. Can I fine them for not doing their job?
32430601Friday, Nov 20 at 12:36 PM Fire the MAYOR --- wrote ...
Most of you people writing here who are complimenting these guys have obviously NO CLUE whats going on. I'm not an absentee landlord. I'm at my properties EVERY DAY ! I BOUGHT the bins and they were immediately stolen ! And BTW, I do NOT require 1 green and 1 blue bin for every large can. Are you kidding me? No one is against recycling, you folks obviously think everyone who live in Providence are stupid. I live on the east side and the bins were overflowing here, the execution was flawed !
32415084Friday, Nov 20 at 12:29 PM Aida wrote ...
I always recycle, however, my trash is still on the side walk waiting to be taken away. This is ridiculous..they picked up my recycle bins but not my trash. Please correct this situation at your earliest convenience. WE ALL feel that the People in this area are being discriminated against. That may not be true but that's how it seems. This is an ongoing problem that I don't think the City of Providence needs at this time. Please keep in mind we are also taxpayers. We will now videotape.
32414616Thursday, Nov 19 at 8:30 PM Voice of Reason Don't Charge wrote ...
The mayor obviously did not do his homework and study the successful waste management systems in the nearby cities. Woonsocket is often scoffed at by officials in Providence but its waste management program is light years ahead of the Providence system. You can't steal a 60 gallon bin!!!! Unless the mayor stops charging for the bins the city's trash and rat problem will continue.
32384144Thursday, Nov 19 at 8:20 PM Voice of Reason Don't Charge wrote ...
Recycling is not going to go away but with these economic times 5 bucks a bin is forcing a lot of people to steal the bins. The past two weeks i have put out my bins along with my trash and both weeks the 12 bins I have put out have gotten stolen. This theft kept me from having my trash picked up. 2weeks worth of trash now sits by the curb. DPW says you need a police report to replace the bins.It took me 3 hours to go to city hall for proof of ownership,then to the Pol. station and back 2 DPW
32383746Thursday, Nov 19 at 7:29 PM ME wrote ...
Thats a good gesture...I put a call in to my Councilman over a week ago and never even received a call back. Councilman Narducci, I will remember that when the time comes to re elect you.
32381249Thursday, Nov 19 at 6:44 PM MaxMan wrote ...
The program works fine, the ones that don't get it are the absentee landlords.Drive my neighborhood 90% of the trash was picked-up.Oh I live in Mount Pleasant.
32379219Thursday, Nov 19 at 5:39 PM Silver Lake Resident wrote ...
Take a good look at your photo ABC6,those barrels are big enough to hold more than a weeks worth of trash. The lids don't close because those residents are not recycling. Keep up the good job Mayor Cicilline. Next week start sending FINES.
32375641Thursday, Nov 19 at 4:06 PM RI wrote ...
Like it matters? once it gets to the dump it all gets mixed up anyways. I too setup bins dedicated for recycling and that was never picked up along with my trash. This is BULL****!
32369731Thursday, Nov 19 at 4:05 PM Me.. wrote ...
I've always recycled. Yet wednesday morning my trash was still sitting on the curb. It was never picked up. They really do need to get their act together...
32369644Thursday, Nov 19 at 3:50 PM Jerry wrote ...
SO much for the healthiest state if the capital city cant get the act togeather and pick up the trash
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