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As a part of its Clean City Initiative, the Mesquite City Council approved new requirements for its solid waste customers. The new requirements include trash being secured in trash bags within an approved trash container, specific times on when the trash can be set out for collection and limits on bulky items. The enforcement of the new requirements went into effect on October 1, 2021.
The specific revisions to the city’s Solid Waste Ordinance, approved by the City Council at their June 21 meeting, include:
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Director of Communications and Marketing Wayne Larson and Curt Cassidy, Director of Public Works, discuss the changes to the solid waste ordinance and what solid waste customers need to do with placing their trash in bags, placing the bags in trash containers, the times to set out and take in trash containers, and the rules on bulk trash.