Now that 2017 has started, Republic Services will no longer be picking up garbage from bins that they did not issue.
Cassi Lapp, Bella Vista's communications manager, said that there are a few things to keep in mind as the trash service transition continues.
The latest development, she said, is Republic will now only pick up garbage in their bins, though they are also willing to dispose of the old trash cans.
"If you leave your old bin alongside your new one and you put a note on it," she said, "they should pick it up for you."
Residents, she said, will receive a bill for service from January, February and March, which is to be paid in advance. The water bill that residents will get in January will still have garbage pickup included, she said, because the old billing cycle billed for the previous month, rather than in advance.
Residents, she said, are not being double-billed.
Anyone who is producing more waste than a single 95-gallon bin can hold, she said, can call Republic at 800-627-1717 to request a second bin, which costs an additional $2 per month.
For residents who would like the smaller 65-gallon bin, she said, Republic has offered a second window to request one. Initially, requests had to be made in October, but residents may now call Republic and request a smaller garbage can in January. The bins requested in January, she said, will be delivered in February.
General News on 01/04/2017