Worcester County will begin a pilot program Jan. 1, 2015 for people to dispose of their trash on a “pay as you throw” system as part of a plan for its Solid Waste Division to lose less money.
“The only thing we’re going to do today is put a Band-Aid on it,” said Bud Church, president of the Worcester County Commissioners said Tuesday, of that new program and higher fees for home owners’ permits.
Homeowners selecting that option would pay $1 per bag, of up to the 33-gallon size, to dispose of their solid waste. The “pay as you throw” fees would be sold on a punch card in $10 increments at the Treasurer’s Office, Cape Isle of Wight office, the central landfill and through the mail. People would be responsible for supplying the 33-gallon trash bags themselves. The bags would be accepted at the convenience centers in Berlin, Snow Hill and Pocomoke and at the homeowner permit area at the central landfill.
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I'm not sure how that can work. I have 2 cans and haul my own every other week. There's a mix of 11 gallon bags from the kitchen can, some cardboard boxes broken down, garage floor sweepings, a pair of old shoes, stuff that just won't fit in a bag... etc., you know. I'm not sure who they're going to hire to go through my garbage and count bags of stinky 2 week old garbage and then evaluate the remainder to figure out how to punch my card, but I know one thing. When he finally takes my card to punch it, I won't want it back!
ReplyDeleteDo we get 3- 11 gallon bags for a dollar? that makes 33. IDK, but I'm sure the person hired to do this will quit soon!
What a crock people will just go back to burning trash.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is time to up root the people who can't manage the money and get them out of the county? how about a audit and show the tax payers of Worcester County where the money is going!!
ReplyDeleteWHOA, THERE, 747!!! I will NOT stand here and listen to any talk about audits! Do you have any idea how expensive they are? And with all the money we're currently stea, er, spending, they will probably need a whole auditing FIRM to do the counting.
ReplyDeleteWe just plain can't afford to do that, sorry.
tax the rain, tax the snow, tax the bags of trash we throw.
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