SEWANEE GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES POLICY
1. Participation is required of all residences, commercial property and other non-residential establishments within the domain of The University of the South.
2. Residential customers will have a regularly scheduled pick-up once each week. Effective July 1, 2007, a residential customer will be billed by the University the current rate of $70.50 per quarter. This rate is subject to change.
3. Commercial and other non-residential establishments will have a regularly scheduled pick-up not less than once each week. Additional weekly pick-ups will be scheduled as may be required for particular establishments in order to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition and to keep the quantity of waste to be collected within reasonable limits. Effective July 1, 2007 commercial and other non-residential customers will be billed by the University a minimum of $117.00 per pick-up, per quarter. This rate is subject to change.
4. A residence which has for rent an apartment with kitchen facilities will receive a single bill at the commercial rate. If a building contains two or more physically separated and unrelated commercial establishments the leaseholder will be billed for each at the commercial rate.
5. Residential garbage to be collected under this service will include food waste, cans, bottles, waste paper, newspapers and magazines which are regularly discarded. Garbage bags or cans should be placed by the side of the road ahead of the time of the scheduled pick-up and empty cans should be removed as soon after the pick-up as possible. At commercial locations, it will also include the accumulations of empty cartons provided they are broken down for compact carriage. The use of heavy duty plastic garbage bags is recommended but is not required. When garbage bags are not used garbage cans should be of metal or heavy duty plastic, with tight fitting lids. The garbage collectors are not responsible for garbage and trash that is scattered over the ground. Commercial locations are advised to call the contractor to discuss the size and type of container most appropriate for their particular business.
6. The garbage collection service does not include the removal of quantities of leaves or branches, or of large broken toys or bicycles, or of discarded yard equipment, appliances, bedding, furniture, automobiles or auto parts, etc. Piles of leaves and branches will be removed by the University, upon request for a fee provided they are separately stacked by the side of the road for this purpose. Removal and disposal of the other items which are not within the garbage collection service will remain the responsibility of the owner.
7. Whenever a regularly scheduled garbage collection is interrupted by a University holiday, extreme weather conditions, or other emergency, every effort will be made to have the pick-up as soon as possible thereafter, usually the next business day. Whenever a change is to be made in the regular schedule for a pick-up it will be the responsibility of the contractor to see that the customers affected are properly notified.
8. Service to a location will be withheld, and charges suspended, only under the following conditions: In the case of a residence if the premises will be unoccupied for three or more consecutive calendar months; in the case of a commercial establishment if the business is to be permanently closed. In either instance the arrangement for termination of the service and the billing must be made in advance at the University Services Office.
9. Customers desiring to arrange for special services, such as, where cans are not able to be placed by the road, or where large items are to be removed which are not within the items acceptable for the regular collection, should negotiate directly with the contractor. The charges for those services will also be handled directly and not included in the University billing.
10. The citizens of Sewanee are asked to keep in mind that the maintenance of a community-wide garbage service is essential to a clean and attractive community. The cost of that service must be held to the lowest possible level, and the cooperation of everyone is needed. As one method of holding down costs, the billing of charges is done once every three months instead of monthly for non-employees, and by way of payroll deduction for employees who elect this option.
11. The present contractor for the garbage collection service is Joe B. Long, Jr. whose telephone number is 598-0251 or 924-2555.
12. The University's representative for this service is Melissa Burnette, Rental Housing Administrator, at 598-1171 for Rental Housing and Commercial, and Barbara Schlichting, Superintendent of Leases, at 598-1998 for all Leasehold properties.
13. Questions regarding billing or suspension of service should be directed to Kirkland Leonard whose telephone number is 598-1626.
SCHEDULE
GARBAGE PICK-UP
Monday: Lake O'Donnell Road, Bob Stewman Road, Bobtown Circle, Sherwood Road, Ballpark Road.
Tuesday: University Avenue to E. H. Hospital; Curlicue Rd. and Morgan's Steep Rd.; South Carolina Avenue, North Carolina Avenue, Oklahoma Avenue, Arkansas Avenue, Tennessee Avenue, Proctor's Hall Road, Kentucky Ave. to Highway 64.
Wednesday: Football Field Rd., half of Curlicue Rd., Horse Barn, Woodlands, Virginia Ave., Alto Rd.
Thursday: Georgia Ave., Alabama Ave., Mississippi Ave., Willie-Six Rd., Faculty Circle, New College Dr., Running Knob Hollow & Green’s View Rd.
Friday: Dormitories & University.
Garbage should either be enclosed and tied in a plastic bag or placed in cans with well-fitted lids. Dogs can be a problem and care should be taken to prevent dogs from strewing garbage. It shall be the responsibility of the resident to clean up any trash which has become scattered.
Garbage should be on the side of the road by 7:30 A.M. on the day of the scheduled pick-up. Any problems concerning the garbage pick-up should be directed to the garbage contractor, Joe B. Long at 598-0251 or 924-2555.
Recycling materials will be picked up on the FIRST & THIRD Friday of each month. All materials (paper, plastic, and aluminum) must be separated and placed in the provided blue bags and placed at the end of the driveway before 7 am. Recycling bags are available at Carnegie Room 3 and at the PPS Administration office, located @ 107 Alabama. Currently there is NO community glass recycling program.
SPECIAL PICK-UPS
Call Joe B. Long, the Garbage Contractor, at 598-0251 to make arrangements for removing boxes, stoves, refrigerators, etc. He will come to your home and give you a price quotation and the date that the special pick-up will be made. All charges for this service will be handled by Mr. Long.
Rental Housing also recycles cardboard boxes. If you have any boxes that need to be picked up, break them down and put them by the road, and call x1358 so that we can have someone come by and get them.
CONVENIENCE CENTER
The Franklin County Convenience Center, located on University Avenue, on the left, just past Sewanee Inn, hours are Mondays 1:00p-6:00p; Tuesdays through Fridays 3:00p-6:00p; Saturdays 8:00a-4:00p; and is closed Sundays and holidays. The Convenience Center accepts household garbage, small amounts of wood scraps, old appliances, etc. Take care to place all items in the appropriate containers. Never is there to be any items left outside the locked gates after hours. The Center is for the benefit of Sewanee and area residents; please be responsible when using the facility.
Revised 8/07
