Case Date:

5/14/2017

On this page of the City of Bloomington Website (http://bloomington.in.gov/sanitationmodernization) I find conflicting references to the size of the recycling cart that will be issued to residents. See the quoted texts below. B. Recycling Operations • Weekly service: Recycling pickup will become a weekly pickup service on a designated day for each household. • Carts provided: Each household will receive a 64 gallon cart for recycling collection as a default. If desired, customers can also request either larger or smaller carts for recycling instead. Carts will be made of recycled content and containers that are currently being used will be picked up and recycled if the resident chooses. **Note: Households receive a 64 gallon cart. **Later it states...under the FAQs... How many carts will I get? Two carts will be provided per household, one for regular solid waste and one for all recycling. Again, customers will choose the size of their solid waste container. Customers will receive a 96 gallon recycling cart (or may request a smaller sized one), which will be collected for weekly single stream recycling. Households (customers) receive a 96 gallon cart. **My question is about which size recycling cart will people actually receive? I know I can request a smaller recycling cart, but which size are you actually planning to give households by default?

Case Date:

5/14/2017

The people at 1317 W 6th St have a mountain of garbage building up in their front (and back?) yard. It smells and needs to be removed. This has been a continual problem with these residents.

Case Date:

5/14/2017

Hi there! I'm getting ready to move to Bloomington and I was trying to find my trash collection day. I used your online tool, but it said it wasn't available for my address. Could you let me know what the trash pick up day is for 337 S. Maple Street? Thanks so much!

Case Date:

5/15/2017

Orion properties has left the garbage can on the curb for another full week. Who should these problems be reported to? This reporting platform is ineffective.

Case Date:

5/16/2017

I'm contacting you because this morning at my residence, 213 N Grant St, we received a notice of violation for BMC 6.04.070. Before seeing this notice on our front door, my roommate found that someone had ripped open our trash bags and left that trash all over our yard. This is by far from the first time this has happened. Since August, we have had issues with people ripping open our trash. These people have become comfortable enough to leave their own trash in our yard, even including used needles. This situation has gotten out of hand. On this occasion they ripped open separate bags inside our trash bags that contained trash from our bathroom, leaving used feminine products strewn across our yard. The comment on our notice said to remove all trash from our yard. My roommates and I in between classes today, have been picking up this trash all morning. We will be contacting other departments because this issue of trespassing on our property has gotten out of hand, even after contacting law enforcement. I wanted to bring it to this department's attention that our house is not causing this mess.

Case Date:

5/17/2017

If my trash is now considered a utility why are the containers not on display on Miller Drive? This is where the form needs to be returned to. Is it that hard to have them on display where the homeowner needs to return the form. And, parking is much simpler at that location.

Case Date:

5/19/2017

I have been unable to get through to Sanitation, so I am using this source to ask 2 questions. How many gallons do the current trash cans hold? I'm asking about the cans which the city now limits in size. Will I be able to change to a different size should my guess about what my needs will be under the new system? Max Skirvin

Case Date:

5/25/2017

Armchair left on the sidewalk, soaked in rain for last several days so I don't think anyone wants it.

Case Date:

5/29/2017

I live at 608 South Washington. The property just to the south of me has had a large pile of trash sitting out front for several weeks now. It was tagged for non-collection. The parties responsible simply didn't do anything with it afterward. Thank you.

Case Date:

5/30/2017

Regarding the new trash pickup system, what payment arrangements will be in effect for a resident like me who travels a lot for business? I am out of Bloomington for at least 4 months of the year, when I will have no trash for pickup. MMcG