Village Prepares to Roll Out New Garbage Collection System in '15

The village of Pinehurst has come up with a slogan for single-day collection of household trash, recyclables and yard debris that begins Feb. 2 One and Done.

The public awareness campaign leading up to it, however, is anything but done.

We are planning a full campaign to get the word out, Interim Village Manager Jeff Batton said. We decided not to make a hard push until after Christmas. It will ramp up after Jan. 1. It is all plugged in on a timeline we are following.

The village unveiled the new One and Done logo in its most recent newsletter. The campaign will include newspaper, radio and local television ads, items on the villages various social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and placing door hangers at all homes in the village with information about same-day collection.

Batton said the door hangers will have the days for collection for each neighborhood and a calendar.

It is a huge undertaking from our standpoint, Batton said.

Under the new system, residents will have three carts that can be rolled to the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before the collection. The carts must be removed by the end of that day.

Batton said a secondary slogan for the new system is, Keep Your Street Neat Six Days a Week.

With the current system, carts for trash, and recyclables are out two separate days a week, and yard debris can be left curbside for a week.

Since the village automated collection of household garbage and recyclables, residents who currently have the village remove yard debris will receive a 95-gallon container. Currently, about 2,500 homes use the village service, Batton said.

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Village Prepares to Roll Out New Garbage Collection System in '15