In January 2016, the Committee for Roll Cart Choice organized to fight the proposed ban.Ĭolumbia residents voted in favor of banning roll carts in March 2016, with a 54% majority vote.Īmong the reasons cited for the ban were the unsightliness of carts sitting on the street between collections, the cost of the city buying the carts and the lack of a garage or other space at some residences to store them. SWAG then submitted an initiative petition that aimed to ban the city’s ability to use carts. In 2015, city officials held a series of forums to discuss a proposed hybrid system of roll carts and bag collection. Trash collection has been a hot-button issue within the city both before and after roll carts were banned in 2016, spawning the organization of several citizen groups and countless debates on social media.Ī citizen group called the Solid Waste Advocacy Group, or SWAG, formed in 2012 in support of keeping the black bag system after city staff made a presentation in favor of roll carts.
When and why did Columbia ban rolling trash carts? The city contracts with Waste Zero to supply the bags. Under this system, residents place their waste at the curb using city-provided black trash bags and blue recycling bags with a City of Columbia logo. 1, 2021, the city switched to a "pay-as-you-throw" system to encourage conservation and improve working conditions for staff. Trash collection in Columbia is handled by the city's solid waste division.
Residents currently leave their trash in bags at the curb Here's what to know about how the city's trash collection service currently works, why the roll cart ban was put in place in 2016, and why it's been a source of contention and controversy. The council vote was the result of a citizen-led petition that sought to either remove the city's ban language or send the issue back to voters.
The Columbia City Council voted on April 4 to send the option of repealing the city's ban on rolling trash carts to a public vote on Aug. Watch Video: Rolling trash cans are banned in Columbia repeal on 2022 ballot
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