The situation regarding trash, recycling and yard waste collection in the city of Greensboro has been a major topic of heated discussion for years – with that conversation touching on everything from the fact that the city doesn’t allow streetside recycling of glass bottles, to the way it collects leaves, to the fact that AI cameras are now looking through your recycled materials to find out who’s doing it wrong.
Perhaps in order to avoid some similar debates, Guilford County officials are asking residents and businesses to take a few minutes and fill out an online survey regarding garbage and recycling.
Guilford County government is creating a new Solid Waste Management Plan and wants to know your thoughts in order to form it.
The county says the survey is meant to gather feedback on how people handle garbage and recycling now – including satisfaction with services, recycling habits, accessibility, and what priorities residents and businesses want the county to focus on going forward.
The survey is available at GuilfordCountyNC.gov/LetsTalkTrash and is open through Friday, Jan. 16.
“Our online survey gives everyone in Guilford County a chance to share what’s working well and where improvements are needed with waste and recycling services,” said Bonnie Ware, the county’s community environmental program manager.
Ware added that the county wants to hear from homeowners, renters and business owners as it plans more efficient, sustainable, and responsive services.
County officials said that the Solid Waste Management Plan will be used to guide future decisions on collection programs, infrastructure investments, recycling initiatives and environmental protection.
More information about Guilford County Environmental Services is available on the county’s recycling and environmental services pages.
The county’s online survey starts out by asking participants whether they’re residents or local business owners – the first of several questions designed to tailor feedback based on how people interact with waste collection and recycling services.
Other questions seek to understand basic details about how residents currently manage their garbage and recycling – laying the groundwork for more specific input on what is and isn’t working well.
Subsequent sections of the survey explore satisfaction with current waste and recycling services, including how easy it is for residents and businesses to access programs and how effectively materials are collected and processed.
Questions also invite feedback on recycling habits and barriers – to give county planners insight into how often people recycle, what prevents them from doing it more, and what changes they’d like to see.
By asking about both experiences and priorities, the survey aims to help Guilford County create a Solid Waste Management Plan that reflects actual community needs and preferences.
So please correct me if I’m wrong (I know I’m opening myself up to Chris abuse but hey, WTH) but they are JUST NOW doing a survey?
Oh, I’m sorry…it takes a while to line up someone who can “express their appreciation” for allowing them to spend a couple of years gathering information at County expense.
Come on…Guilford County is only looking for a way to spend more tax dollars. Trust factor went out with the trash…so to speak.
You know what you can do with your survey. Just smoke and mirrors. Who even knows how to monitor their refuse?AI is looking for ways to bill you for more revenue….everywhere. How much can we extract?
After fooling with my new Windows 11 computer yet again (and again), I am just fed up with computers everywhere. Our new cars are FULL of computers and chips, how could anything go wrong? Need just one part? Nothing else works until yet get it installed by the dealership. Need a light bulb? That’ll be $600, please.
The worst part is that the World would collapse without electricity and/or computers. I forgot when I got my first machine, probably in the 70s somewhere. Twin floppies (one for DOS), 16 megs of Ram, 12″ green screen, and a 2400 baud modem. $2500 and I’m in business. We did fine without them things, didn’t we?
We need County wide trash pickup. Everyone pays something. Spread the cost around and it will be a lot cheaper .have the trash companies bid on certain areas of the county. It’s a no-brainer.