Hendersonville leaders voted 10 to 1 on Tuesday to switch from a twice-a-week back-door trash collection service to a once-a-week back-door service. The move is estimated to save the city around $2 million each year.
Recycling?
On Tuesday, Debbie Floyd, a member of an advisory committee appointed by board members to explore the issue of solid waste and recycling, said her committee gave a formal recommendation that the city implement curbside trash pick-up along with curbside recycling.
Floyd questioned why several aldermen seemed to be unaware of the recommendation.
The committee determined that if recycling is implemented citywide, the city’s tipping fee, or fee it pays to dump trash at a landfill, will decrease, according to Floyd.
Ward 2 Alderman Scott Sprouse said that he has heard from several residents who would like to keep the service the way it is.
“Of all the options [we’ve been given right now], not one of them includes recycling,” said Sprouse. “That’s not an option right now.”
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