Cleveland Recycling News: Rocky River Trash and Junk Removal

The city of Rocky River presently has a public program for removal of refuse and recycling (hauling junk, trash and recycled items).  Amid budget challenges, the city is considering the possibility of privatizing this function or implementing an automated way to remove trash, junk and recyclable materials.  In the Morning Journal’s December 22^nd article by Jon Wysochanski, the reason for a change in how scrap, trash, junk and materials for recycling are processed is based on economic factors. “According to Mayor Pamela Bobst, the city is considering instituting a fee for the $2.2 million program.  Bobst said the fee could fall anywhere between $8 to $10 per month.   Bobst said preliminary research has been conducted concerning the program and the 2014 budget.   Over the past two years the city has looked at automated collection or privatization of refuse and recycling, Bobst said, and in order to balance the 2014 budget, the city cut the refuse and recycling transfer portion of the general fund from $1 million to $500,000. This cut means the city must seek other revenue sources to pay for the program.”

This issue of how to handle cost associated with removal of junk, trash, scrap and recyclables is somewhat of a microcosm of a bigger issue. All Cleveland area communities and Cuyahoga County areas should consider disconnecting themselves from such non-critical functions. Can the government execute services in a cost effective manner?  Is there any reason why citizens would rather have the public removing the trash, junk, scrap items and recyclable items? The obvious answer is to generate a request for proposal for a private company to cost-effectively execute removal of trash, scrap and recycling related materials. The citizens will not likely notice the difference and the price will be low. Equally as important is that the Mayor and city council can narrow their focus to more important issues.

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