Trash pickup is notoriously a pain in New York’s Capital Region. There’s always some issue, uncertainty, or just straight up nuisance to leaving your unwanted garbage out.
Schenectady may take the cake though, but the city is finally hoping to streamline the process for good…
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The “Sticker Program”
Schenectady’s sticker program came from a good place. The city wanted to cut down on the amount of garbage being disposed of, and began a program that charged for pickup of bulk items, like beds, couches, and dressers.
Unfortunately, all this did was confuse and infuriate residents, who didn’t like the idea of having to pay even more for their trash to be picked up. After a few months, the city realized that the confusion could lead to an increase in illegal dumping, which they desperately wanted to avoid…