PITTSFIELD â A trio of councilors is taking a crack at dealing with one of the cityâs perennial issues â curbside trash collections.
A new ordinance proposed by Councilors Peter Marchetti, Pete White and Earl Persip III would place the cityâs trash pickup under a bag-based âpay-as-you-throwâ system.
If the ordinance is approved, residents would be required to place their garbage inside an official trash bag, either in or out of barrels, before it can be removed by haulers. Residents would receive coupons that would allow them to purchase two 15-gallon bags per week â a total of 104 each year â at cost, which shakes out to about 24 to 28 cents each, Marchetti told The Eagle.