BBBTV12 Serving Anderson, Roane, and Morgan Counties
Rockwood residents are now seeing the new 95-gallon garbage cans from Waste Connections in their neighborhoods. These cans are part of a new automated garbage collection system where trucks equipped with mechanical arms will handle the bins without manual intervention, enhancing efficiency and safety for workers.
With this new system, the monthly garbage collection fee has increased from $12 to $15, effective in the July billing cycle. Residents who wish to opt out of the service can contact City Hall at (865) 354-0611 for more information, though only certain provisions allow for removal from the service list.
I don’t understand why all of the costs to do business are always passed to the residents. For some of us, the new garbage cans are a pain in the rear having to get them up the driveway to the road where the trucks come. The things are huge and being disabled wasn’t taken into consideration AT ALL. The adjacent cities had issues with it but, that was clearly ignored, as well. So, not only do we have to deal with something we didn’t ask for; we get to pay for it, as well….go figure.