Thursday, April 25, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
By ANDY GARDNER MASSENA -- Spring cleanup days netted 45 tons of junk from town residents, according to Highway Superintendent Frank Diagostino. That’s up from 28 tons last year, he said. The town …
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By ANDY GARDNER
MASSENA -- Spring cleanup days netted 45 tons of junk from town residents, according to Highway Superintendent Frank Diagostino.
That’s up from 28 tons last year, he said.
The town does not do curbside pickup. They opened the transfer station from May 7 to 9 and let people drop waste and the town covers the tipping fee, with restrictions on what people can bring.
This year, the town spent about $6,000.
Diagostino said they don’t accept things like building materials, but the transfer station will accept them.
“It’s because I don’t want someone to show up with a whole garage,” he said. “If you have a toilet, or a window, or a door, you can take it to the transfer station yourself.”
Diagostino said axing curbside pickup keeps their costs down, while still allowing people an annual chance to clean out their junk.
“We don’t see the couches and chairs we used to when we’d go door-to-door,” he said.
