Comments on: North Escambia Won’t Have Recycling Containers When ECUA Service Starts

By: West End Girl

West End Girl — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:34:12 +0000

Those of us on the West side of town are no better off than residents in the North part of the county! We requested our can weeks ago and have yet to get one. I don’t think anyone else in our neighborhood has either.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:23:01 +0000

We live on Schaag and received our recycling can Friday afternoon.

By: Larry Walker

Larry Walker — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:15:56 +0000

I have noted the comments made to this time. ECUA will be working on January 2-3 to distribute as many recyclables containers as possible. Let’s see how things look after that. I hope that we will see that many customers’ requested cans will be provided by the end of day, Saturday.
Meanwhile, I have asked ECUA management to check out the correctness of the message (or messages) that ECUA CSRs are giving out regarding the distribution of recyclables containers in North Escambia. It may be that the reported messages–of delayed distribution of recyclables containers in North Escambia–are outdated or just flat incorrect. I will have more to report on that element of the situation on January 2, after management has reported back to me.
I am very sensitive to the accusation that ECUA is being unfair to North Escambia customers. I will look into these accusations and report back to NorthEscambia.com readers. Meanwhile, I invite direct communication from any and all unhappy or concerned citizens. Email may be sent to lwalker@ecua.org, and my telephone number is 723-6094.

By: William

William — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:26:42 +0000

Let’s talk trash, not trash about people. Keep the comments to trash and recycling related topics, not people.

William
Admin

By: bratt resident

bratt resident — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:13:47 +0000

Here’s to you Xtina! I guess you are the expert recycler on here. Just for your info I am the one who put the comments on here about twins. You don’t know anything about what goes on in my house. The problem this article addresses is the fact that we won’t be getting recycle cans for 4 to 5 weeks. All you did was to dredge up old news so you could make a personal attack on someone. It’s people like you that love to stir up trouble!!!

By: Angela Rowell

Angela Rowell — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:01:07 +0000

Xtina, yes I “dropped” twins. And yes, they require a lot of diapers, yes that’s how it’s spelled. But I personally am not the one on this site complaining about this entire Allied Waste/ECUA debacle and would appreciate it if you would keep my children out of your little comments.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:24:11 +0000

To Xtina – The whole point of the article and every comment made is about ECUA not being prepared to supply the can to put the recycling in. Therefore, we still have the same amount of trash but with one less can/pickup per week FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS. Read the article. Read the comments. Again…..

By: Xtina

Xtina — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:10:08 +0000

I have been recycling for years, both paper and plastic, and doing so reduces my actual ‘trash’ output by two thirds. Geniuses, the whole point of reducing your pickup by half is to get you to recycle the other half, which you won’t do voluntarily. So you have to pay for it. Just like I get to reap the consequences of all the people flooding the landfills with diapers (sp?), then I have to suffer through those same people getting on this site and talking about how this new policy is so unfair to them because they chose to drop twins. Burn your trash and invite the kids and grandkids over when you do it. Good luck with all that!

By: M Burkett

M Burkett — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:09:40 +0000

I have lived in the Cantonment/Cottage hill area since 1994 & have been very satisfied with the garbage pickup service. In those years I think I have only had to call twice to request a pickup that was missed. Yes, Allied charges a bit more than what ECUA will charge for one container, one day a week pickup – but, hey, give us a break we know that – if anyone requests an extra regular 90 gallon container its going to cost more for per month in the long run for the same gallon amount of garbage. Saving us money – yeah right! Also just think of the “HOLIDAY TRASH”, we are ALL going to have fun during those seasons!!

By: customer

customer — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:45:10 +0000

Who has been complaining about allied waste? We have had allied waste service ever since we have had garbage pickup, 13 years (i think), and we have never had any complaints about there service. They have always picked our garbage up, there have been a few times when they came early and I didn’t have the garbage can out by the road, but that was my fault, because they tell you to have it out there by a certain time.