The Milton Public Works Department hosted two community meetings to lay new plans for the city鈥檚 recycling and waste management. The goal of the meetings was to develop an implementation strategy with residents that identifies the best options for collection before presenting it to the Milton City Council.
The city鈥檚 Recycling and Solid Waste Management Plan won鈥檛 immediately change haulers.聽For a couple of residents at the input sessions, a hauler that consistently picks up their garbage once a week is all they are looking for from the city.
The city last developed a 10-year plan in 2008 with ordinances laying out requirements for third-party garbage collection. Local laws require haulers to offer residential customers curbside recycling and yard waste collection, excluding glass, and submit a quarterly payment to the city for infrastructure maintenance. City staff reported collecting $189,000 from haulers in fiscal year 2023.