Sine 1988, Overland Park has offered residents a bulky item collection event to provide an opportunity to dispose of large items, such as furniture and appliances not collected by weekly trash pickup. However, changes to the popular program could be coming soon because city staff say it is no longer as effective as it once was. In this year’s event alone, each of the four collection weekends were followed by a full week or more of follow-up collections, according to city documents. The city’s environment programs coordinator Jim Twigg told a city council committee this week that the city-run program is no longer effective, in part, because of increased prices and changes to how waste management is run.
Source: Prairie Village Post
