Each household will receive 52 trash bags every 6 months or 102 trash bags a year.Â
The city hopes the new system will encourage residents to find ways to reuse, recycle and put out less waste. Â
According to the City of Columbia, through this new system, it will approximately reduce up to 6,000 tons of waste annually.Â
Single-family residents will still pay a regular residential fee of $17.37 per month for curbside collection, but if families run out of bags, they will have to pay the city for more. Additional bags will cost $10 for a five-bag roll, or $2 per bag.
The Como Mask Bank held a drive thru Sunday where local teachers, janitors and other school staff members could pick up three free KN95 masks.