Trash Can Placement?

[lazybeard]

Does anyone know of a way to request a trash can to be installed on a street? Should I just contact the city, or the parks department? I’ve thought about investing the money & time to deploy one on my street (59th Ave SW) and locking it to a tree.

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[JanS]

because there’s a lot of trash in your ‘hood? Detritus from beachgoers?

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[lazybeard]

A lot of the time it is from folks coming/going from the beach. Everything from beer bottles to bags of Dick’s Drive-In are left on the curb or on the street. Everyone on the street does what we can, it’d just be nice to have a trash receptacle in plain view for everyone to use.

As I said in the OP, if I can’t find an easy way to get in touch with the city (in what department?), I’ll just deploy my own.

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[miws]

lazybeard, I’d start with SPU, since they handle (the contracting out of) residential/commercial waste. Secondarily, maybe SDOT?

Mike

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[miws]

lazybeard, I just did some poking around seattle.gov, and they have the Adopt-a-Street Program:

http://tinyurl.com/lfryoy3

Looks like is a two year commitment, of about a one mile area, with four cleanups per year.

Sounds like you are more interested in a continuous, one block plan though.

Still, might be a place to start asking questions.

Mike

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[lazybeard]

Thank you for the suggestion & data Mike.

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[HappyOnAlki]

Sorry for your mess, Lazybeard — but what I really want to know: Is there a Dick’s in West Seattle? If I could satisfy my occasional jones for a special, fries, and chocolate shake, I’d promise to clean up after myself!

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[JanS]

lol…no, they import it in. But…wouldn’t it all be cold by the time it got here to eat at the beach? A saving grace…Blue Moon Burgers is coming :D

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