The Department of Public Works begins the Brush on Demand service on Wednesday, July 1. The new service will replace scheduled monthly pickup of brush, debris, and leaves. Citizens wishing to have wood waste collected by the city will need to call 3-1-1 to report a pickup. Public Works crews will be routed daily to collection locations by request. Brush on Demand, biweekly recycling pickup, and an additional garbage pickup day will save the city $750,000 to $1,000,000 [annually], according to the mayor's office. Garbage collection will continue as scheduled this week despite the holiday.
From City Hall:
Beginning Wednesday, July 1, Chattanooga residents will simply need to call 3-1-1 for any brush pick-up. This new Brush on Demand service will allow citizens to report their brush piles to 3-1-1 for collection as opposed to awaiting their pickup week. Public Works crews will be routed daily to collection locations by request. This enhancement in brush pick-up, along with biweekly curbside recycling pick-up and a garbage day collection change for approximately 18,000 citizens, will result in an anticipated annual savings of $750,000 - $1,000,000. Citizens must register to join biweekly curbside collection, and may do so by visiting www.recycleright.org or by calling (423) 643-JOIN. Biweekly pickup for recycling begins September 2009. The garbage day collection change is the result of an employee schedule revision to increase efficiency. Citizens will be personally notified of any changes in garbage pick-up. For more information about citywide services, please call 3-1-1 or visit www.chattanooga.gov. For more information about recycling in Chattanooga, please visit www.recycleright.org or call 643-JOIN.
jgmason75 on June 30, 2009
Can Comcast sue the city for the use of "On Demand"?
stephen42 on June 30, 2009
Is the estimated $750k -$1 million savings every week, month, year? How did the mayor's office arrive at these figures? If these figures are accurate that is an amazing amount of savings.
DavidMorton on June 30, 2009
Annual savings, according to the release. Thanks for pointing that out.
stephen42 on June 30, 2009
My bad, I need to start paying better attention to included text.
Allison on June 30, 2009
Maybe Chattanooga public works can manage this system, afterall they are doing a wonderful job awarding our $40 million dollar tax bond to everyone but local firms. Maybe they can hire an out of state firm to collect brush.
Glass on July 3, 2009
Unless the city begins pickup for glass recyclables, biweekly doesn't really matter much as i end up having to go the recycling center anyway.