"Stinky" garbage could begin piling up along Seattle city streets now that lawmakers are considering switching to every-other-week garbage collection.
The Associated Press reports on the possible new regulation:
Switching to every-other-week garbage collection would save the city about $6 million a year, officials say, while reducing neighborhood truck traffic and potentially keeping an additional 1,400 tons of waste a year out of the landfill.
The city council is deciding whether to test the concept in about 800 single-family homes this summer. If the pilot project is successful, the idea may be rolled out citywide, making Seattle one of the largest U.S. cities to embrace the reduced pickups. A council committee vote is scheduled in May. …
"The good part is that people will do a lot more recycling and be more thoughtful about it," [Seattleite Lori Friedman] said. "The bad part, especially in the summer, is having stinky garbage (around)."