New Recycle cans in the neighborhood

Charles Hunter · January 11, 2015, 04:45:36 PM

The recycle bin lids are yellow to differentiate them from the garbage bins, where the lids match the bin color. At least in my suburban area. Guess they could have chosen a different contrasting color, but they apparently wanted something clearly different to users and sanitation workers could easily see the difference.

The sidewalk ramps are yellow to provide high contrast for visually impaired pedestrians, to clearly see where the sidewalk ends, and the street begins. With brick colored sidewalks and brick colored cross-walks, brick colored ADA ramps don't provide sufficient contrast.

BridgeTroll · January 12, 2015, 08:53:38 AM

Are the new large bins being distributed to everyone? I am certainly tired of the blue bins as I have outgrown the two that I have now. Last week I had two garbage bags filled with Styrofoam and another "regular" type garbage can filled with cut up cardboard boxes alongside my two blue bins. (Xmas trash) The collector only took the contents of the blue bins and left everything else. Sorry to say it all went on the curb for the regular trash.

I would welcome the large bins... if I get one...

Dog Walker · January 12, 2015, 02:43:54 PM

The lids could have been blue like the old recycle bins bins to distinguish them from the garbage can. The yellow is just too obnoxious.

The brick colored alert pads on the sidewalk ramps meet the ADA requirements for contrast. I asked the Director of Public Works, Jim Robiinson, himself at a meeting three weeks ago.

Charles Hunter · January 12, 2015, 02:51:05 PM

What color is the main part of your bin? Where I am, the garbage and recycle bins are blue, so yellow is an obvious color difference.

DId not realize that about the brick-color ADA pads - wonder why the city spec'd yellow for the Riverside area?

edjax · January 12, 2015, 04:00:41 PM

Quote from: BridgeTroll on January 12, 2015, 08:53:38 AM
Are the new large bins being distributed to everyone? I am certainly tired of the blue bins as I have outgrown the two that I have now. Last week I had two garbage bags filled with Styrofoam and another "regular" type garbage can filled with cut up cardboard boxes alongside my two blue bins. (Xmas trash) The collector only took the contents of the blue bins and left everything else. Sorry to say it all went on the curb for the regular trash.

I would welcome the large bins... if I get one...

My understanding that all of the city will be using them eventually. I believe the city is broken into a few zones with each zone under separate contracts. As the old contracts expire the new ones require the company responsible for collection to provide the new bins.

In my area, the garbage bins are dark green with same color lids. The recycle bins are dark green with the yellow lids.

Dog Walker · January 14, 2015, 02:47:13 PM

Quote from: Charles Hunter on January 12, 2015, 02:51:05 PM
What color is the main part of your bin? Where I am, the garbage and recycle bins are blue, so yellow is an obvious color difference.

DId not realize that about the brick-color ADA pads - wonder why the city spec'd yellow for the Riverside area?

The City provided bins in Riverside are gray; obviously recycled plastic....very neutral color. I've described them as elephants with blond wigs. I've heard some of the ones in other parts of the City that are provided by the contractors as giant Lego pieces. What were they thinking?

Some of the ADA pads in Riverside are the brick color, but all of the newer ones are safety yellow. We are exploring how to get them replaced or painted the brick color.

Charles Hunter · January 14, 2015, 08:52:47 PM

Quote from: Dog Walker on January 14, 2015, 02:47:13 PM
Quote from: Charles Hunter on January 12, 2015, 02:51:05 PM
What color is the main part of your bin? Where I am, the garbage and recycle bins are blue, so yellow is an obvious color difference.

DId not realize that about the brick-color ADA pads - wonder why the city spec'd yellow for the Riverside area?

The City provided bins in Riverside are gray; obviously recycled plastic....very neutral color. I've described them as elephants with blond wigs. I've heard some of the ones in other parts of the City that are provided by the contractors as giant Lego pieces. What were they thinking?

Some of the ADA pads in Riverside are the brick color, but all of the newer ones are safety yellow. We are exploring how to get them replaced or painted the brick color.

Good luck on getting the City to change out all the yellow ADA pads in Riverside - did you see the story about the City not being able to afford keeping the streets maintained? Not sure if painting them would meet ADA - if it made them slick?

Dog Walker · January 15, 2015, 11:38:55 AM

Because they are glued down as well as screwed down, the yellow pads cannot be taken up and reused elsewhere. They break up when they are removed. I heard tge figure of $28K to replace them all, but don't know where that estimate came from.

They are knobby and textured so paint probably wouldn't make them slippery. It might wear through on the knobs though and make rows of yellow dots on a field of brick color...stylish!

Know Growth · January 28, 2015, 10:09:30 PM

The Yellow Lid is way too much. It's a great privilege to be aware of such.

Will be spray painting mine Avondale Green. I'll leave Yellow corners or other effective yet blessedly subtle hint of Official Color,but the rest is going Camo.

Even if the Yell!Oh! lid ends up totally painted over,it's not like the thing will be mistaken for something else.

Cheers!

riverside_mail · January 29, 2015, 10:19:48 AM

Not sure if someone put a bug in the city's ear, but the new ADA pads on Park St. are brick colored.

Dog Walker · January 29, 2015, 03:05:05 PM

Quote from: riverside_mail on January 29, 2015, 10:19:48 AM
Not sure if someone put a bug in the city's ear, but the new ADA pads on Park St. are brick colored.

Thanks to RAP they are not putting down anymore of the yellow ones. Visually all the safety yellow stuff hits your eyes like loud horns and sirens hit your ears.

Know Growth · April 22, 2015, 11:22:43 AM

.............the bins are equipped with GPS sensor, yes?

Overstreet · April 22, 2015, 04:01:39 PM

Whine about color on handicap ramps at sidewalks? What a wasted motion. Y'all are way too blessed. There are still parts of the city that don't have ramps and live with header curbs and heaved slabs. ........as my dad's scooter often finds.

Dog Walker · April 22, 2015, 04:31:05 PM

The City made an settlement with the Feds about our sidewalks in some parts of the City not meeting ADA requirements. As part of the settlement they must come into compliance on ALL of the streets in the City. They are starting with the older areas like Riverside and Springfield since they have the most density of non-conforming curbs.

They need to start addressing the conditions of the sidewalks to make sure the scooters can pass down them safely, but we would rather spend millions on huge scoreboards than properly maintain our streets and sidewalks. Public Works is starved for funding.

mtraininjax · April 22, 2015, 06:34:39 PM

QuotePublic Works is starved for funding.

Thank you Mr. Mayor.....people look around at our problems, look at the man in charge of the problems the last 4 years. If you don't have a sidewalk or potholes and Public Works is a broken record, look at what "I'm With Alvin" has done for the city. Vote May 19 for a new record, the old one is broken.