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INFORMAL i EPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7696
March 1 1, 1993
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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Subject:
7873 GARBAGE - PREPARATION FOR COLLECTION
In 1971, the City of Fort Worth initiated curbside garbage collection
using disposable bags. This method of garbage collection increased
productivity by enabling crews to collect 15% to 20% more stops each day.
It improved safety for collection crews; it decreased odor and rodent
problems; it was convenient for residents and it improved the appearance
of neighborhoods by not having trash cans on the curb both before and after
they had been emptied.
The City currently requires that residents use bags made of plastic or
paper that are designed specifically for garbage and trash collection. Bags
are to be leakproof,weatherproof and of sufficient strength to resist tearing
under normal handling. They should not be greater than thirty gallons in
capacity and not weigh more than fifty pounds when loaded. They should
be securely tied or taped when placed out for collection to prevent spillage
and blowing litter. Other kinds of containers such as cardboard boxes and
empty fertilizer bags that essentially meet the same criteria as the plastic
or paper garbage bags are also permitted. In the case of residents who put
out garbage and trash in a manner other than what is prescribed by
ordinance, the City's policy has been to collect the materials if possible and
to notify the residents of how materials should be prepared for future
collection.
With the transition from one contractor to another contractor the
Issue of putting garbage in cans or racks on the curb has been raised. In
areas that had been serviced by BFI in north and northeast Fort Worth,
some residents have been allowed on a continuing basis to use cans and
racks. On Monday, March 1, 1892, a survey of the 4,500 homes in
Summerfields revealed that 145 residents, approximately 3%, had put
garbage cans out for collection. Staff estimates the total number of such
cases to be between 800 and 1000.
OfflCIAL RECORD
CITCY SECRETARY
. WORTH, TEX.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7696
March 11, 1993
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Subject: GARBAGE - PBRPARATION FOR COLLECTION
The City Council has indicated during the last couple of months when
this issue has come up that the current policy should be adhered to and
that cans and racks should not be permitted to be used. Residents are being
notified by tags on cans and racks and doorhangers that the use of cans and
racks is prohibited and that garbage will no longer be collected from them.
They are being advised to call Animal Control in the event of animal
problems or to spray bags with household ammonia inside and out to deter
animals.
Bob Terrell
City Manager
OFFICIAL, RECORD
CITY SECRETARY
FT. WORTH, TEX.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS