Tag Allowance OptionAutomated Collection – Tag Allowance
In addition to the SSC-provided wheeled cart, residents are allowed to use personal trash cans with
placement of a paid tag on them. The tag is required for the can to be picked up. The tag is paid for
before it is placed on the extra trash can. Tags will be for sale at City Hall, SSC, or possibly at
Meridian businesses. Extra trash must be placed at the curb in a container, not a plastic bag;
however, plastic bags may be placed inside the container.
A weight limit of 50 pounds, and size restriction of no more than 35 gallons, is required on each
additional container. The height of the trash cannot exceed the height of the additional container.
Pros:
• Customer has an option to use their own personal trash cans.
Cons:
• Contradiction of services – automated is not fully automated.
• The tags must be purchased in advance of putting the additional trash at the curb, which can be
a hassle to residents.
• Slows down the collection process since the single driver will have to park at each residence
using cans and manually dump the extra trash.
• SSC drivers may suffer greater injury since the extra containers (being up to 50 lbs) will have to
be lifted by a single person, and at a higher level, to dump it into the taller wheeled carts for
disposal.
• Additional administrative overhead needed to administer program.