Moline Cart Delivery Begins Wednesday, May 24th
 

Posted 05/19/06

Garbage cart delivery for Moline residents begins Wednesday, May 24th. Carts will be delivered to nearly 17,000 city customers over the next few weeks. The City hopes to complete delivery by the end of June.

City crews will deliver the new carts to the exact location that residents should place them on their normal garbage collection day. For resident’s convenience, crews will make a white chalk mark to indicate where the new cart should be placed.

Each garbage cart features a bright orange sticker affixed to its lid which provides residents with proper placement instructions and the telephone numbers to call for bulky item collection, appliance/tire pick-up and general collection questions.

Residents should begin using their new cart immediately upon receipt. The City will no longer collect garbage from other containers once a resident has received his new cart.

During the two week period following receipt of their new garbage cart, residents may set out their old containers beside their new cart for free pick-up and disposal by the City. Only empty containers will be disposed of. The City will use a manual truck to collect the empty containers. Residents who lease carts (Herbie Curbies) from Whittinghill Refuse Equipment must make arrangement with Whittinghill (1-800-747-8441) for termination of the lease and pick-up of those carts. Residents may also wish to keep their old containers and reuse them for storage of sporting equipment, dog food or birdseed.

For questions about the new carts or automated garbage collection program, residents may call the Public Works Department at 309-797-0780.