MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — As trash piles up, at least one Manatee County resident is raising a stink.
The county’s Big Bin Advantage program was meant to save the Solid Waste Department time and resources. It provided larger bins, but decreased the frequency of trash pickup
What You Need To Know
- The Big Bin Advantage program gave residents 96 gallon bins but only once a week trash pick ups causing frustration, with one resident saying she has overflowing bins and no where to put it
- The county hosted its first two community cleanup events last weekend as part of the county’s Big Bin Advantage program contract
- A representative from Manatee County Solid Waste said more than 1,000 cars dropped off more than 100 tons of material during the cleanup
- The next community clean up event will be in April
But, according to Amanda Vouglas, that formula is not working…