On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 10:59AM, "Maria P" <mudpuppy1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >That's outrageous! We only take our trash to the curb every 2 or 3 weeks >as we compost, recycle & freecycle. Granted, we still pay for it, so I >imagine there's no grounds for complaints from the waste company on that >one. I had thought about canceling the pick up service & just taking the 1 >bag or so a week or so to the recycling center & paying the nominal house >waste disposal fee. Some places are definitely sending the wrong message! >--Maria My county does something I like: I only pay for trash service when I need it (well, that's not totally true, there is a small quarterly charge, but then I only pay $2 a can for pickup.) We usually only produce a can worth every two weeks or so, and since the pickup is bi-weekly, we sometimes don't even have a can out. That is the RIGHT way to do it. If every trash service was charged by volume, it would encourage people to reduce their garbage production.