Lightning Poll on Waste Management

Spanaway Vin · #1 10-31-2006, 05:38 PM

I am trying to settle an argument with a co-worker about how various states/cities handle waste management and how its paid.

Please tell me if you pay your waste management company a fee directly OR if you pay for waste management through property or some other tax. Also please state your city and state. Thanks.

Dids · #2 10-31-2006, 05:40 PM

I've been asked to respond, but I'll note that my opinion is pointless because I pay through my apartment complex who sends out a combined water/garbage bill. I do know that it's paid via a bill that's sent out, and NOT through tax.

I'm in Mill Creek WA.

Big TR · #3 10-31-2006, 05:41 PM

Aurora, IL: We pay the waste hauler.
Same in the 4 other places I have lived within Illinois.

I've never heard of anything buy paying the hauler directly.

KilgoreTrout · #4 10-31-2006, 05:44 PM

Combination of property taxes and our city requires us to purchase special city trash bags @ $1 apiece. Worcester, MA.

stabn · #5 10-31-2006, 05:45 PM

I pay viterra or ista or whatever the [censored] their name is now.

tyler_cracker · #6 10-31-2006, 05:46 PM

Las Vegas, NV: pay directly to Republic Services.

Dids · #7 10-31-2006, 05:47 PM

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Combination of property taxes and our city requires us to purchase special city trash bags @ $1 apiece. Worcester, MA.

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But that's all you pay, there's no monthly trash bill?

That seems especially vile. Are they at least good bags?

KilgoreTrout · #8 10-31-2006, 05:50 PM

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But that's all you pay

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If you consider a quarterly tax bill of ~ $900 small then yes that is all I pay. Plus the crappy city trash bags that hold about a gallon and a half of garbage for a buck apiece.

Dids · #9 10-31-2006, 05:53 PM

Kilgore,

That's what we're getting at. Your waste management fees are a combination of the fee for the bag and taxes. So far you're the one state that seems to support the notion of these fees being assesed via tax rather than a bill.

ScottieK · #10 10-31-2006, 05:54 PM

Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trash pickup is paid through property taxes, I believe. Trash pickup is run by the city, not outsourced. I don't pay a monthly bill or buy special trashbags (WTF?) Only restriction is that you can only put out one container's worth of trash a week. They will also give you a recycle bin if you request one.

Water is a bill paid to the city. It does not include waste management.

ScottieK