Comments on: ECUA May End Free Curbside Recycling, Adding A Fee For Those That Recycle

By: Bonnie McAfee

Bonnie McAfee — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:52:51 +0000

When I moved here in 2006, we had twice a week garbage pickup. A few years later, ECUA changed that and offered recycling and an extra can so that one could divide their waste between garbage and recycling. I was Ok with that since I have two cans of waste a week. I pay more to ECUA a month than I do to FPL. I have never lived in a city where I paid more for water and sewerage than electricity. I suspect there may be a lot of mismanagement at ECUA and that is why our services keep being reduced as our rates keep going up, ECUA needs to get its act together. I have complained frequently about our subdivision getting skipped about one week a month for a few months now, and then I have to call up for a separate pickup because our street got bypassed. And, when travelling down I-10 toward Alabama, one would think we have a mountain range here in Escambia county. Look at the landfill at the state line. It literally looks like a mountain range it is so high. Then, one hears that ECUA is just dumping the recycling items in the landfill site. What are we paying a recycling fee for? Why are we carefully dividing up our items only to have them all dumped in the same place as our garbage? ECUA needs to do better. I pay ECUA an average of $300 a month, and I check for leaks constantly. I have a two person household.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:25:07 +0000

How about charge the customers WHO don’t recycle? Why “punish” the ones who want to recycle and ACTUALLY do it correctly!!! I love the recycle service but I am not paying extra! We already pay enough for ECUA and still have to call more often than anyone should for missed pick up! Oh and don’t even get me started on the joke of customer service basically blaming the customer for the missed pick up and their line of crap about they’ll TRY to get someone out there! I make ONE call to CS. Then if it isn’t picked up I call the supervisor I’ve talked to more than once! That’s not how that should work.

By: REX RONALD BELL Sr

REX RONALD BELL Sr — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:55:45 +0000

Well…I would like to personally thank all of the hard-working sanitation workers who do the dirty jobs among us, to help keep us clean and free of diseases. They do an exceptional job for the lowest wages that the county pays. Speaking of recycling, I think that it may be the right time to start recycling the politicians who seem to be creating a lot of waste that we are having to clean up after! Does anyone agree?

By: cindy blakemore

cindy blakemore — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:34:20 +0000

Why don’t you get the 510,000 from your former recycling manager who stole it and leave things as they are

By: K

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:42:51 +0000

I’m on the band wagon of people that’s going to get rid of my recycle bin to avoid an extra fee. But I will say it’s understandable to start charging for it. Because you’ve got all these idiots here that just see it as a second trash can. “Oh I ran out of room in the green can, let’s just throw our trash in the gray one.” Then ECUA has to spend more time and money to sort that out at the facility because you can’t recycle Jimbob’s bag of leftover spaghetti and the dog hair he swept off the floor. In a perfect world they could charge only the ones that don’t use it correctly, but there’s no way track that individually. So I’m not going to cuss ECUA for this one. Blame the lazy and inconsiderate residents that don’t care what they throw in their recycle bin.

By: Kat3

Kat3 — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:56:54 +0000

Charge a fee to those who are not recycling , is the answer. We must save our environment look at the rising temps. People are lazy and lack motivation to do anything that looks hard. Recycling is easy.

By: Stinky

Stinky — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:55:51 +0000

Their basic service is terrible. You call to report you garbage or recycle can was not picked up as scheduled. The no customer service gives you a song and dance that they work until 7:00 PM but when they still don’t pick it up on the scheduled day who are you going to call after 7:00. To add insult to injury than ask you a dumb question such as was your can by the by 5:00 AM for pick up. I’ve never seen a garbage truck on the street where I live at 5:00 AM never! ECUA’s service sucks and they are always looking for ways to increase cost to the customer. Believe me they more tricks up their sleeve than we the customer could imagine. BTW pick up my recycle can.

By: Martin Davis

Martin Davis — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:49:53 +0000

I stand corrected Mr.Metoo..you’re correct sanitation drivers reciecve a safety bonus for being accident free for a specific time period and although I hold a Class A CDL my job doesn’t require it so therefore I’m ineligible, again I apologize for the misunderstanding on my part.

By: BillyBob

BillyBob — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:33:14 +0000

If you dont want to recycle or cant figure out how, call ECUA to come get your recycle can. Its free to you anyway and your probably part of the problem. Do this today, no need to wait.
ECUA is probably loosing quite a bit of money on recycling, specially if its contaminated by idiots. Recycling is a business, bean counters don’t care about the earth.
We now have a 1.00 transfer station (XFR) charge on our bill until 2043?
I can live with one 90 gal can a week. I will take cardboard to the navy base. No way will I pay ECUA to recycle so they can make a profit all the while adding more fees to my bill.
Don’t forget, every new house built is a new ECUA customer, for about 100 bucks or more a month

By: Wade

Wade — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:49:34 +0000

Everything in the green bin then.