Fees for additional garbage tags are increasing as the City of Duncan starts to implement their new automated curbside collection system.
Tags are currently being used across the city, and according to a staff report residents can continue to use the current system but if they need more capacity then it’ll cost an additional two dollars.
“The fee for garbage tags is proposed to be increased from three dollars to five,” the report says. “If residents find they regularly require additional capacity, they may purchase additional collection carts, and their fees for solid was collection will be adjusted accordingly.”
As the city makes changes to accommodate the new automated system, they say the city will be adding a new automated truck which will allow them to offer improved collection services as an extension of the current ones now offered.
“To accommodate the requirements of the new automated collection truck, all serviced properties will be provided three city-owned wheel carts, one each for garbage, recyclables, and comingled food and yard waste,” they say.
The increase in fees is to help the city recover the cost of implementing the new system.
