City changes location of recycle trailers

April 25, 2018 at 5:00 a.m.

by Mike Eckels

Westside Eagle Observer/MIKE ECKELS Two trailers are parked in their new lot on the northwest side of Decatur City Hall, ready to receive recyclables from area residents. The bins were relocated April 17 after a Decatur resident complained that people were dropping off their recycled materials at all hours of the night, making it difficult to sleep.
Westside Eagle Observer/MIKE ECKELS Two trailers are parked in their new lot on the northwest side of Decatur City Hall, ready to receive recyclables from area residents. The bins were relocated April 17 after a Decatur resident complained that people were dropping off their recycled materials at all hours of the night, making it difficult to sleep.

DECATUR -- Decatur area residents dropping off recyclables after 2 a.m. prompted the Decatur City Council to reconsider the location of the two recycle-bin trailers during its April 9 meeting at city hall in Decatur.

Melinda McCollum, who lives near city hall, expressed her concerns regarding the noise generated by cans, bottles and the bin doors as residents in the area of city hall are trying to sleep.

"It's really hard to go to sleep at night with people dropping off their recyclables at all hours of the night," McCollum said. "Is there any way to relocate the bins to another part of the city's property?"

The council looked at several new sites throughout the city and found one that worked best.

Two days after the council meeting, a gravel pad was completed and the recycle-bin trailers were put in place behind the old blue Headstart building on the north side of city hall.

General News on 04/25/2018