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Like it or not, curbside recycling has launched in St. Pete

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Universal curbside recycling has officially begun in St. Pete. Residents in Zone 1, which includes the Old Southeast neighborhood as well as Coquina Key and Broadwater along the Tampa Bay waterfront South to Pinellas Point Drive. St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman kicked off the program in Old Southeast with a specially timed pickup in front of the home of neighborhood association president Pete Olivares. “Universal recycling is new,” Kriseman said. “It’s a big undertaking, but it’s also a really important…

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Washington Post blames big blue bins for rise in recycling costs

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Next week trucks deployed by the City of St. Pete for the sole purpose of collecting curbside recycling will hit the streets in some areas officially marking the start of a universal recycling program long-anticipated. But its being ushered in with a host of criticisms ranging from how and when the recycling will be picked up to whether or not ratepayers should be forced to pay for the program even if they choose not to use it. One of the…

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Historic Old Northeast to St. Pete: Yes to recycling; no to curbside

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Leaders of the Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association are continuing to push back against the city over curbside recycling. In its latest plea, the organization send the message to City Hall that they are a “yes” for recycling, but a “no” for curbside pickup. As residents in some parts of the city gear up for the first round of recycling pickup next week, HONNA is still concerned for 40 percent of the city’s homes that fall within traditional neighborhoods that…

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Old Northeast HOA supports recycling, but not as-is

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The Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association has officially come forward with complaints about St. Pete’s new curbside recycling program. It’s the curbside part they have a problem with. While several residents in the neighborhood have sent emails to city staff, the Mayor’s office and City Council, the association has now put it’s group into the mix. In a letter sent to Mayor Rick Kriseman and City Council, HONNA president Peter Motzenbecker said the association supports recycling, but not curbside pickup.…

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Darden Rice encourages flexibility in fixing recycling kinks

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There’s been a vocal pouring of criticism over St. Pete’s recycling program rollout. For weeks residents in single-family or small multi-family homes have been receiving recycling bins at their homes. They’re big. They’re blue. And they’re being dropped off in front yards all over the city. Some people think they’re ugly. Some are mad they can’t put the bins in an alley for pickup instead of the curb. Some don’t want the government telling them what to do and some…

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Rick Kriseman: Lack of blue bin refusals shows residents do want recycling

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The first round of universal curbside recycling pickup begins at the end of this month. Front and center of the program has been the criticism surrounding the program. Residents have to pay for it whether they use it or not. The large, rolling blue bins are an eye sore. There’s no alley pickup. The government is forcing us to do something we didn’t ask for. But St. Pete Mayor wants residents to know not everyone is unhappy with the upcoming program.…

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Emails show mounting criticism over St. Pete’s curbside recycling

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St. Pete is just a couple of weeks away from implementation of the city’s long-awaited universal curbside recycling program. Last month residents began receiving the large, 95-gallon blue bins. That’s about the time excitement turned to trepidation. Since bins starting hitting yards across the city, the mayor and City Council have been fielding email after email from residents angry about the program. Based on an analysis of 61 of those emails, it seemed the people who were the angriest were…

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