Misuse of city waste site could lead to citations, loss of service

The City of Clear Lake may reconsider its recycling drop-off service if excessive littering continues at the site.

City Administrator Scott Flory posted a photo Thursday of the city’s Yard Waste Disposal Site located near the Public Works Building on 2nd Avenue South.   The photo shows cardboard boxes piled outside of a recycling bin and scattered in the area.

Flory noted the receptacle for cardboard had plenty of capacity for additional cardboard.

“The City has the boxes dumped almost daily.  This is a service for the residents of Clear Lake.  If this pattern continues, the service will be discontinued,” warned Flory.

In addition, he said the police department will be monitoring the situation and issuing

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warnings and citations as appropriate.

“This is an unacceptable level of littering.  Please check the boxes. In this case, the box for cardboard had plenty of capacity for additional cardboard,” said Flory.

The recycling receptacles state that all boxes must be broken down.

To further enforce compliance the City is also pursuing boxes that will require cardboard to be flattened out or broken down in order to fit through the opening.

The City also offers semi-monthly curbside recycling.  According to Flory, many of the items being left are being left by businesses and residents outside the City limits without curbside recycling.

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