conuly

Our city has had seasonal weekly compost pickup for years (April-November). We also have 2 compost piles in our back yard for winter compost.

This year the city finally began curbside recycling! \0/ Previously we'd schlepp down to a recycling depot every 3-4 weeks with a truckload of recycling. The curbside pickup does not include glass but we still have the depots for that. The depots also handle electronics, which is nice. About twice a year there are household hazardous waste dropoffs. We pay a charge on our utility bill, but the city subsidizes the rest.

For the really big garbage that can't be put in the household bin (which is large enough to hold 2 people, I swear), we can take it to the landfill ourselves.