Tell us about your garbage and recycling habits

The City would like to hear from you regarding your current waste generation behaviors and what would motivate you to reduce waste. The feedback collected will be used in the Solid Waste Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Rate Study that is currently underway.   

With PAYT, residents would pay for trash collected based on the size of their trash containers. The City already has a minimal PAYT rate structure with a small difference in price for different garbage cart sizes. A Pay-As-You-Throw rate structure with larger differences in price between garbage carts could better reflect the amount of use that residents make of our solid waste programs and incentivize increased recycling, composting and waste reduction. The study results may be considered as part of the City’s 2025 solid waste rate setting process. You can find more opportunities to engage in the study at blm.mn/solid-waste-study.

Take our survey

The survey is available at blm.mn/PAYTsurvey.

Attend a virtual listening session

Register for the listening session which will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m., and learn more on the project’s Let’s Talk Bloomington page at blm.mn/solid-waste-study.