How were these areas chosen?<\/p>\n
Williams said the city prioritizes areas for twice-weekly trash pickup based on several factors, including population density, the concentration of multifamily housing with little storage space for trash during the week and the prevalence of litter and dumping.\n<\/p>\n
He said the city has found that densely populated communities with multifamily properties and limited storage capacity for trash \u201care most likely to dump in remote locations.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Have twice-weekly trash pickups worked so far?<\/p>\n
City sanitation officials hope collecting trash more frequently will curb illegal dumping of residential waste, and reduce the need for city staffers to clean up dumping.\n<\/p>\n
Williams said that while the \u201cmost egregious\u201d cases of illegal dumping come from contractors, tire shops and commercial establishments, illegally dumped residential waste generates the most complaints.\n <\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be found on vacant spots, on street corners, in front of Big Belly trash cans and then in parks and recreation centers,\u201d he said. \u201cNormally, what occurs is that once they see one or two bags, it attracts other people to do it and then, unfortunately, you have a dumping problem.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The Sanitation Department rolled out the first phase of its twice-weekly pickup program in areas of South Philly and Center City last year<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n