Editor:

I was glad to read that Pine State will be distributing 65-gallon bins
for recycling. As do city officials, I hope this will encourage more
recycling. In the meantime, here’s a way to achieve the same goal:
enforce the per-household limits during weekly trash pick-up. My
understanding is that the lids on our trash bins are to be shut, and
that it’s up to residents to get rid of any trash that can’t be
contained in the bins. Yet every trash day I see several bins
overflowing with bags. Almost inevitably, the same houses have no
recycling out. Why doesn’t the city refuse to pick up this refuse, and
instead leave a note explaining why the trash wasn’t picked up?
Enforcing the regulation rather than enabling breaking it would help
reduce the amount of trash we residents produce.

Sincerely,

Scott Douglas

South Portland