How to set out your carts
As in most cities, the City of Monterey is transitioning to automated residential collection vehicles. There are several advantages
to an automated collection vehicle. One of the most significant advantages is that it greatly reduces the physical impact that
refuse and recycling collection has on the collection personnel, which will allow our employees to work long past what was common
for manually collection vehicles. Another advantage is that these trucks are designed so that they no longer have to use high
engine revolutions to service the accounts, which equates to less noise, less emissions, and lower fuel consumption. Currently
there are three of these automated collection vehicles in use in the City of Monterey. For these automated collection vehicles
to operate most efficiently, the carts need to be placed at the curb or streets edge on the proper manner. Below is some information
on how to properly set out your carts. Please set them out as described.
Ø Place out all carts by 6:00am on your collection day.
Ø Place cart either
on the streets edge, in the gutter, or on the curb.
Ø Allow 18 inches on all sides of the each cart.
Ø Do not place under trees or street signs.
Ø Do not place cars where they are obstructed by vehicles.
Ø Please place carts with the lids opening towards the street.
Ø Please do not tie the lids shut.
The carts should be all lined along the street, this photo shows two lined up along the driveway.
This photo shows all the carts lined up along the roadway, with proper spacing and unobstructed.
There are few problems here. None of the carts are on the streets edge, the green cart is too close to the tress and facing
the wrong direction.
The carts in this photo are too close together and there is a street sign too close.
