Recycling Dumpsters Completely Block Sidewalk, Hopefully Just Temporarily
I’m a huge advocate of recycling. I also know making it easier will get more people to recycle. But that convenience shouldn’t come at the expense of walkability. Unfortunately that’s what happened in south St. Louis recently.
It wasn’t until this point in writing this post that I realized the dumpsters probably sit on the road most of the time, they likely got moved to the sidewalk while Clifton Ave was being resurfaced. I’m going to verify with city officials to ensure this was only temporary.
— Steve Patterson
Depending on the weather this week, my guess is that this street will be paved by Friday.
I’m not going to address the bins on the sidewalks since you have. However, I’m glad that the City has made recycling available to all residents, and that it is paying off!!! We need to convince more and more people to recycle. If not for them, for the environment. I know for a fact that some of our neighbors do not recycle, yet go to the trash dumpster to dump their trash which sits directly next to the recycle dumpster. “Too much trouble” is the typical response. And in Sweden, they have a trash shortage because they recycle nearly everything and use the real trash for energy production.