September 12, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The City of Smithville will alter its residential garbage pickup schedule for some starting next month.
Currently the city picks up garbage for businesses Mondays through Fridays and home garbage on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays but under this schedule there are more residential stops on some days than others.
Under the new plan, City Public Works Director Kevin Robinson said beginning October 4, some Wednesday and Thursday residential garbage routes will be changed to Tuesdays. Friday garbage routes will remain the same. Residents affected will be issued a tag starting this week which will be attached to your garbage can.
Robinson said by spreading the residential garbage pickup over four days instead of three, it will save wear and tear on the trucks, particularly the brakes. The same number of garbage trucks and employees will be used.