96 GALLON SUPERCAN PLUS

'Should the lids be more secure?' asked Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh. After all, they're often the ones fielding calls from frustrated residents.

'We're looking at a bunch of cans now that we know we have the money.'Ĭouncil members also are concerned about the Supercans. 'One of the things I want to look at is do we need a thicker lid or a lighter lid - and then looking at the hinging mechanism,' Howland said. The Department of Public Works plans to study a number of designs before selecting a new Supercan. Those replacements will take place after the decades-old Supercans have been swapped for new ones, Howland said.

96 GALLON SUPERCAN PLUS

The city also wants to replace 32-gallon trash cans that are collected twice a week, plus 32-gallon recycling cans.

Some components of the Supercans, the large trashcans on wheels, are no longer being made and the cans - many of which are more than 10 years old - are starting to show signs of wear. That's more than 70,000 households worth of cans, according to Department of Public Works Director William Howland Jr. The city wants to replace all of the city's 96-gallon green Supercans over the next two years. Council, Supercan replacement funding even earned a mention on the slideshow and plaudits from council members. When he introduced his 2014 budget proposal to the D.C. Compared to billions of dollars spent on human support services, the five-year, $10 million plan to replace an array of trashcans and recycling bins District-wide is a drop in the bucket.īut, in terms of direct impact, finding new Supercans - which many residents lug around every week - might be one of the most readily apparent changes to come out of Mayor Vincent Gray's $10.1 billion budget proposal.

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