New polycarts, dumpsters to be delivered starting next week

New polycarts and dumpsters will begin to be delivered to residents next week by KC Dumpsters, the new company contracted with the city of Graham for garbage collection services.

Existing city customers will have new polycarts and dumpsters delivered from Monday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 31. The new polycarts and dumpsters must be used when collection services begin for KC Dumpsters in September.

The old polycarts must be emptied and left at the curb by Monday, Sept. 1 for collection by Waste Connections. The company will also pick up the Waste Connections dumpsters during this same time period. 

Under Waste Connections, one polycart was provided for normal waste while another 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.

To receive an additional polycart, reach out to Graham City Hall at 940-549-3322. Residents can also reach out to city hall about receiving a locking lid dumpster, which adds a lock charge of $20 per month onto the rate fees.

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.

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

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.

The city entered into a 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.