On March 25, there were two letters addressing the proposed reduction in recycle pickup in the city of San Mateo. The San Mateo City Council voted against the proposal to reduce the number of pickups. For San Mateo and Foster City, this may be acceptable. Belmont, on the other hand, has gone from four truck pickups every two weeks to six, a 50 percent increase in truck traffic on our streets. What I have noticed, since this change, is that the recycle bins are filled with mostly air. Boxes are not broken down and recycle material is just thrown into the bins. So now we pay more than prior to the change and our recycling is mostly air. It seems the weekly the composting bins are also half full.
The Belmont City Council should take a leadership position and reduce the six pickups every two weeks to four. This way, we would save our streets from all the truck traffic and reduce our bills by one-third. In addition, there would be a reduction in air pollution by a third. It’s a win-win for everyone.
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