Baltimore Residents To Choose Small Or Large Trash Cans
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Officials say Baltimore residents will be able to pick between a small or large trash can under a program that will provide receptacles to all homes.
Director of the Department of Public Works Rudy S. Chow tells The Baltimore Sun that some residents were concerned that the 65-gallon receptacles originally planned for all households would be too big for some parts of the city.
Chow says some residents can request one half that size.
RELATED: MUNICIPAL TRASH CANS FACT SHEET
Municipal trash can fact sheet (see page 2) shows dimensions of new cans: https://t.co/LTI3vbHL1a
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The cans are expected to be distributed in late February under a plan to make neighborhoods cleaner.
A pilot program showed that calls for rat extermination dropped dramatically in areas studied and fewer workers reported injuries.
All properties with curbside waste collection in Baltimore will automatically receive a 65-gallon can at no charge to them.
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