Dive summary:
- Residents of Marlboro, N.J. are working to push a new city ordinance that would push back allowable hours for garbage collection on the weekend.
- As of right now, trash haulers can begin as early as 6 a.m. on Saturday, the new ordinance would push that back until 7 a.m.
- The bill doesn't permit haulers to take an extra hour at night to make up for the missed collection time.
From the article:
To make matters worse, Litsky claimed, some garbage trucks began arriving on Marlboro's streets before 6 a.m.
During a discussion of the proposed ordinance, Business Administrator Jonathan Capp said the zoning department is in regular communication with solid waste transport companies to make sure they comply with Marlboro's municipal code. He said zoning officials would relay the new regulation to those businesses if the ordinance is adopted.
If the move inspires some collection services operators to charge higher rates to Marlboro residents, the council would "certainly consider reversing" the ordinance, council President Frank LaRocca added. ...