Lewisville Council to Contest Farmers Branch Landfill Expansion

I just started poking around about this. To my surprise, it appears that Farmers Branch doesn't have residential curbside recycling pick up.

http://www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us/live/public-works/recycling

It looks like all of the cities around FB have curbside recycling pick up:

Carrollton: Bi-weekly
Lewisville: Weekly
Castle Hills: Weekly
The Colony: Weekly
Dallas: Weekly
Irving: Weekly
Coppell: Weekly
Farmers Branch: None - drop off only

I wonder how much solid waste would be diverted from the landfill if they did and how long that might extend the life of the landfill without expansion.

Perhaps they might redirect some of that hefty legal fee budget to funding curbside recycling program and everybody wins.

When Farmers Branch signed their contract with Waste Management late last year, the city opted out of curbside recycling pick-up. The City of Farmers Branch collected their own waste up to that point. It was my understanding that the city did not want to pass on any more increases to their residents when WM took over their servicing.

Curbside recycling pickup only adds approximately $3.00 per month to the monthly bill. That fee really depends on how bad WM wants the city contract.

The City of Carrollton residents actually receive points for recycling and those points can be used for movie tickets, golf passes, etc. I wish Lewisville had put that into our contract, which was resigned (I think) last year.

The DFW Landfill, in Lewisville, is projected to be closed in approximately 8 years.