Deadline Monday for requesting additional city garbage polycart

Under the city of Graham’s new garbage contract with KC Dumpsters, only one polycart will be provided unless requested Monday by a city customer.

The city entered into a new contract with KC Dumpsters to provide garbage collection services starting Monday, Sept. 1. KC Dumpsters was one of four proposals submitted to the city, including the former provider Waste Connections.

New polycarts by KC Dumpsters will be delivered to existing customers during the week of Monday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 31. The new polycarts must be used when collection services start for KC Dumpsters at the beginning of September.

The old polycarts must be emptied and left at the curb Sept. 1 for collection by Waste Connections.

Under Waste Connections, one polycart was provided for normal waste while the other was for recyclable materials. City customers will only receive one polycart due to the curbside recycling service no longer being provided.

City customers that want to recycle can utilize the city convenience station located at 1421 Ave. F that is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If a city customer wants another polycart for household waste on the initial distribution of new polycarts, they must call Graham City Hall at 940-549-3322 by Monday, June 30 to place an order.

For residential polycart customers, the rate for one polycart is $21.01, while the rate for two polycarts is $36.01. These rates only apply to customers inside the city limits.

For lake lot customers and outside the city and rural unit service, the rate for one polycart is $42.07, while the rate for two polycarts is $62.07. 

Outside the city and rural service customers must have an active city utility account and the utility service location must be within a 10-mile radius of the city. 

The city stated that customers in this area can also utilize an alternate solid waster service provider.

KC Dumpster will provide a new dumpster of the same size for customers utilizing that service during the week of Aug. 18 through Aug. 31. Waste Connections will retrieve the old dumpster during the same time period.

For customers that want a locking lid dumpster, a lock charge of $20 per month will be added onto the rate fees.

The new dumpster must be utilized when the collection service starts at the beginning of September.

The new schedule for garbage collection will be published by Wednesday, Aug. 20 which will allow customers to determine when they should place their polycart at the curb or at the pick-up location for commercial customers.

Collection will be lowered to once per week for residential customers while commercial customers will be at the same frequency as previously.