CURRENTS February 2016 Vol 29 | Page 3

Currents February 2016 3 Pompano Beach Rising Changes in Service Beginning February 29, 2016 U nder the City's new contract with Waste Management, some changes will be coming to the single-family residences. Waste Management's new garbage and recycling carts will be rolled out mid-January through the end of February 2016. The City has posted a video on Youtube.com. Just type this url into your browser. http://tinyurl.com/hhympq9. Trash Pickup Rules Pompano Beach residents will receive a new garbage cart. Your new cart will replace your old cans or containers. Roll your cart to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and remove it the day of collection. Cart handles must face away from the street with lid opening facing the street. Refer to the cart guidelines on the back page for more information. ALL garbage, including vegetative materials and yard trash such as palm fronds, coconuts and grass clippings must be placed inside the cart with lids closed. Only vegetative material and yard trash that is too large to fit in your cart should be set out for bulk removal. Please bag all garbage to keep carts clean & odor-free. Only City-provided carts will be collected. • Resident-owned cans or containers WILL NOT be serviced. • Any materials left outside of the cart or on top of the cart WILL NOT be collected. • Recycling Pickup Rules NEW! Recycling Carts - recycling will be collected one time per week. Residents will receive a new recycling cart. Now you can recycle even more materials. Roll your cart to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Cart handles must face away from the street with the lid opening facing the street. ALL recycling must be placed in your new cart with lids closed for collection. Acceptable recycling materials include: aluminum and tin cans; glass bottles and jars; plastic containers with the number 1, 2 or 3 on the bottom; magazines; phonebooks and newspapers. Any material left outside of or on top of the cart will be collected. • continued on page 4 > STOP YOUR WINDOW LEAK PROBLEMS Be P Hu repa rric red Fix you ane for th S rW in eas e NO dow on W! Lea ks Dried out gaskets and window stripping will cause window leaks. I have the proper window stripping to repair all types of windows. I also do Screening, Wrol-up Repair and Sliding Glass Doors. CALL REE F ATES IM EST PATRICK Cell No. 954-829-4348 [email protected] FPL Independent Participating Contractor 3621 Washington Street • Hollywood, FL 33021