Irresponsible Behavior

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Abuse of Trash Collection Services

It seems that every week I’m finding that residents are abusing our Putnam Village trash collection system with disposal of items that clearly are not meant to be taken by our trash contractor. The picture above is the latest example for the trash enclosure at Bldgs 14, 15 & 16.

The most aggreges item here is the “dehumidifier” that contains hazardous waste chemicals similar to air conditioners and refrigerators and are expensive to dispose of. But none of the items are items that our trash collector is responsible for taking. They are the responsibility of the owner to contact and pay for a “Junk” collection service to properly dispose of them.

Leaving items like this at the trash enclosure forces the Putnam Council to pay a junk removal service for their removal using our monthly condo fees. In effect the owner of this “junk” forces his neighbors to pay for what is his responsibility to deal with.

The webpage “Heavy/Large Item Disposal” outlines the proper procedure for owners to use to responsibly dispose of “junk” like this as well as furniture, hot water heaters, bathroom appliances, construction material, rugs, glass, mirrors, etc.

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