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Boston's trash emergency

adamg — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:41:19 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports several state reps are shepherding an "emergency" bill that would, immediately on passage, let Boston and other communities ban overnight commercial trash pickups. Legislators consider the ide at a hearing on Oct. 18 at the State House, Room A-1, starting at 10 a.m.

The proposal, backed by, among others, Marty Walz (D-Back Bay) and Aaron Michlewitz, would dovetail with an effort by city councilors Felix Arroyo and Mike Ross to limit commercial pickups because of noise complaints in neighborhoods such as the North End, downtown and the Back Bay. Current state law prohibits such bans.

Trash talking at the City Council: Proposals would limit hours, numbers of commercial trash haulers in Boston

adamg — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:59:22 +0000

Two city councilors are working on proposals that could prohibit 3 a.m. commercial trash pickups in neighborhoods like the North End and limit the number of companies allowed to pick up trash there at all.

Citizen complaint of the day: The bag-ripping can lady of the South End

adamg — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:57:43 +0000

A fed-up South End citizen grouses:

Every trash day a small Asian woman comes out and rips open trash bags to find cans!! She makes a mess and the trash guys can't clean it all up, it's disgusting.

Ed note: Here in this far-away provincial outpost of Meninostan, we have alternating pickers: A small Asian woman and a skinny black man, both of whom are very courteous and don't make a mess, but then again, we have room for actual trash barrels and recycling "bins" with lids that are easy to lift, rather than thin plastic bags.

Too much trash on Beacon Hill? Answer: Cut back number of weekly trash pickups

adamg — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:59:16 +0000

It may sound counter-intuitive to those of us with just one pickup a week, but Ross Levanto explains how cutting the neighborhood's weekly trash pickups from three to two would make the place less trashy:

One out of every four hours during the week, trash is at the side of the street. No wonder trash remains the top area of concern for residents. Switching to two days of pick up, plus recycling on each of these days (hence, 2 + 2) will greatly improve the trash situation on Beacon Hill, and in the other downtown neighborhoods that currently have three pick-up days.

Rats: Boston abandons idea of limiting hours trash can be on the street

adamg — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:13:43 +0000

Matt Conti reports a proposal that would have limited North End residents to 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. for putting out trash died because the city and the contractor couldn't work out the union and contract changes that would have required. Councilor Sal LaMattina initially proposed the idea as a way of reducing the hours during which rats can gorge themselves silly on neighborhood garbage - residents can now put their trash out as early as 5 p.m. the night before each of the neighborhood's three-times-a-week pickups.

Cataloguing the illegal trash put-outers of the North End

adamg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:54:26 +0000

Adam Balsam walked across the North End tonight and photographed and noted every last bag of trash illegally put out too early:

... As someone who has fought the North End rodent problem first-hand and who is disgusted by the litter on Foster Street (among others), I understand the need for strict trash codes. But why bother having them if they are simply ignored? And chatter about random blatant violations doesn't mean it's being addressed. It looks to me like 100% non-compliance with next to zero repercussions. ...

Moving Your Cars For Street Cleaning Works

rossoduck — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:30:37 +0000

This past Saturday I volunteered as part of Boston Shines and the Beacon Hill neighborhood cleanup. The City of Boston posted signs on some of the Hill's dirties streets, including Phillips, Anderson, Irving and Garden, to ask cars to move the day of the cleanup.

Many owners moved their cars, though I imagine more out of fear that they would be towed. Whatever the reason, this allowed a street cleaner to get to the curb on those streets. I must say, it's amazing how well the street cleaner can do when it can reach the curb.

For those of you out there who move your cars to make way for the street sweeper, thank you! Your efforts make a huge difference!

Get out for Boston Shines!

rossoduck — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:21:40 +0000

Mark your calendars. The City of Boston is again organizing the city-wide clean-up day, Boston Shines.

www.cityofboston.gov/neighborhoods/bostonshines.asp

Visit the site for more info or to sign up.

As a captain for Beacon Hill, I can say this is a pretty neat event. Encourage your neighbors to come out and sweep!

You know what Beacon Hill really needs? Lots of neon green signs all over

adamg — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:28:52 +0000

Jenn Martinelli is sick of the Beacon Hill Civic Association and its bright green posters telling people not to put the trash out the night before when, as far as she can tell, there's no such city ordinance to that effect.