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Submitted by Peter O'Brien on February 15, 2010 - 7:08pm

At what point is the City of Batavia responsible to replace my garbage can because it was hit by a car again when it was not placed away from the edge of the curb on a windy day? I leave the house before the trash collector arrive and I return after 4 sometimes after 10 pm on garbage day. I can't be there to take my can back up. But you can bet that if I put a bunch of bricks in the bottom so it can't blow away I would get a citation for something.

Replacing my can every 3 months is getting ridiculous. Either let us get cans like Suburban Disposal that a heavy enough not to blow away except in the worst storms and get a lift on the trucks, or come up with some other solution before I bill the city.

February 16, 2010 - 12:57am

Rachel Oshlag

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Would it be possible where you live just to put out the bags with no can? I've seen lots of people do that, though it's probably not practical everywhere in the city. In the winter, you can push the bags into the snow slightly so they don't blow away if it gets windy.

February 16, 2010 - 7:46am

John Roach

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Peter, You might try calling ARC, who picks up the trash, and ask if they could place your cans back more from curb. But if it's windy, over a period of hours, the can will still blow around. Rachel has a good idea for you on a windy day, use bags. True, they can blow also, but there are few options when its windy.