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Should Columbia embrace roll carts for trash pickup?

Should Columbia embrace roll carts for trash pickup?

Yes

8

No

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Yes

Should Columbia embrace roll carts for trash pickup?
6 Comments
Max
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Max

Roll carts come in various sizes for small families and/or handicapped. Carts are cheaper to use and are not bothered by cats, dogs, possums, skunks, raccoons. Carts contain waste in a more eye appealing and sanitary way. Carts don't allow waste to be scattered on the ground like bags.

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The Matrix Has You
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The Matrix Has You

This is the only place I've lived that doesn't use bins. The animals get into it half the time and where are you supposed to store it while waiting for trash day? After the initial expense of new trucks, labor costs will be greatly reduced due to 1 driver. Let's get out of the stone age Columbia!

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Alison Crivellaro Cope-Lovell
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Alison Crivellaro Cope-Lovell

On trash day, the streets in otherwise pretty neighborhoods are strewn with garbage, which is a serious hygiene issue. It's hard to believe someone thought not having roll carts was reasonable.

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Heather Stewart
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Heather Stewart

The current system is the most ridiculous thing I've encountered in any place we have lived. Please, for the love of God, change to the bins like the rest of the country.

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Michael Moran
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Michael Moran

I enjoy putting my trash bags in other bags and then again in another bag (assuming I can find a place that has them) after animals tear through the bags that I put out the night before but I can't help but think there has to be a better way.

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Mark Smith
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Mark Smith

No need for people to pick up bags. Just one person per route, the driver. Check out Moberly. Even if the city of Columbia does not run it, it will be better for the citizens.

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No

Should Columbia embrace roll carts for trash pickup?
4 Comments
Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

The city shouldn’t be in charge of any utilities. Especially waste removal.

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Gary Mccaleb
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Gary Mccaleb

i had them in jeff city, they sink and are always getting blown away!

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Kent Airy
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Kent Airy

Because the roll carts won't work everywhere, there is a very large percentage of Columbia that has hills trees culdesacs that would be difficult if not impossible for a lift truck to operate, the system now is fast and efficient.

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Max
Max

Then why not have the consumer make the choice of what they want? Why can't the people that pickup the trash be trained to handle both bags and carts? Would that require too much training and management? It is obvious that about 75% of the people commenting feel carts are better. Stone Age Columbia!

Donna Welborn-Dicus
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Donna Welborn-Dicus

How many times do we have to vote on this? Fine for students & young people, but older, disabled, can't deal with them. We voted this down once. Why are we doing it again???

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Max
Max

Until you get it right. Read the arguments for roll carts. Many very good reasons. Very few valid reasons for plastic bags.

Should the U.S. military step up operations in Venezuela or pull back?

Should the U.S. military step up operations in Venezuela or pull back?

Step it up

3

We should stop

1

Step it up

2 Comments
Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

What the do on their soil, is their business, but once their drugs are out on boats in the big beautiful Gulf of America, blow them out of the water.

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Max
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Max

We have plenty of drugs as it is.

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We should stop

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Toasty
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Toasty

We're not the world's police and we executed those people in cold blood. If Venezuela wants to kill its citizens without proof and without a trial, then leave the US out of it.

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Max
Max

Venezuela is helping the companies that make Narcan.

What do you think of demolishing part of the White House to build a ballroom?

What do you think of demolishing part of the White House to build a ballroom?

It doesn't bother me

4

I don't like it

4

It doesn't bother me

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Carol Backe
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Carol Backe

I think if it were Obama, nothing would be said about it. I think just because it’s President Trump there is the hate that some have for him. Not this much controversy when all the other changes were done by other presidents. None of this is costing taxpayers as it has in the past.

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Fred
Fred

Please provide an example of such an expansive change ... this ballroom is likely to turn out to be larger than the White House itself! I don't doubt we'll see a TRUMP sign on it before it is finished!

Max
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Max

Trump is improving the White House, and he is using private funding to do that.

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Fred
Fred

Right ... "private funding" in exchange for pardons and other favors. The more accurate description is BRIBES.

Kenneth Young
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Kenneth Young

Separation of the rich and poor is getting wider. I was never invited to watch a movie in the movie room just like I'll never be invited to any dances.....I think we'd be better off if they tore down the west wing

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Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

Big Beautiful White House

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I don't like it

2 Comments
Chris Macy
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Chris Macy

STOP THIS MANIAC!!!

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Kelly Branstetter
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Kelly Branstetter

It's history, it's respect and honor, the ballroom was never approved and the drawings show it overshadowing the White House itself. Awful

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