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$276K Worth Of Microchipped Trash Cans Now Arriving For Fredericksburg Residents
The City of Fredericksburg spent $276,000 on 4,000 microchipped trash carts. The new carts will be delivered by Friday, officials said.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — In Fredericksburg, 4,000 city trash customers will receive a new, microchipped trash cart by Friday. City officials have asked residents to place their old trash cart out this week for collection.
The city allocated $276,000 for the new microchipped trash carts in the 2024 budget using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. On its website, city officials said the older trash carts were distributed in 2014 and showed signs of wear.
Public Works officials noted that the new microchipped carts will save money by allowing for inventory control.
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"Public Works was not able to accurately track when carts would go missing, be destroyed, or be relocated out of the City when residents moved away," the city says on its website. "The new RFID tagged roll-out carts offer efficient tracking of inventory, which will result in fewer City containers, greater cost-savings and improved stewardship of resources in Fredericksburg."
The city has spent $28,000 in replacement trash carts since 2017.
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The new carts are 96 gallons and hold about 10 bags of trash. Recycling carts are not being replaced at this time.
Online, Fredericksburg officials said the old carts would be reused, sold, or recycled.
More information about the new trash cartsis available online.
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