That is the question North End resident and business owner, Toni Gilardi, asked when she shared this photo of an overflowing trash barrel on Richmond Street today.
A reader reports multiple sightings this week of drug needles on Richmond Street. The needles are often left on the strip of grass between the side of the Callahan Tunnel building and the dog run. The needles in the photos were found in that area, adjacent to a residential building on Richmond Street.
Editor note: This meeting is at 6:30 pm, not 7:00, as originally distributed. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING for North End Pilot Program YEAR-ROUND STREET CLEANING Monday, October 4, 2010 6:30 pm – Nazarro Center The City of Boston Public Works Department will be implementing year-round expansion of the Posted Street Sweeping Program in the North End. This Read More…
Attached is the petition I’ve started in hopes to get the residents of the North End and Waterfront on the same page for “no trash on the streets overnight”. [button link=”http://chn.ge/17VQm2V” size=”large” style=”info” color=”green”]Sign the Online Petition[/button] [button link=”http://northendwaterfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/toni-gilardi-trash-petition.pdf” size=”medium” style=”download” color=”blue”]Download PDF Version to Print[/button] We are heading toward a full blown health crisis Read More…
7 Replies to “Think We Need More Barrels?”
This looks like it’s right across from the park. And yes, we definitely need more trash cans in the neighborhood.
Yes! Yes! Yes! We need many more trash cans I have trash left out on my stoop almost every night – there is not a trash can within two blocks of my place – and that’s even I you know where to look. It’s unbelievable!
appears to be residential use on upper North Streetor responsible owners of very large dogs
Maybe some big bellies would help…
One reason that the barrels fill up so quickly is that certain people routinely use them for household trash. The addition of more barrels has the potential to make it more convenient for this element. In New York, public trash receptacles are posted with the (large) fine for depositing household trash and this is followed up with enforcement. This is an approach worth considering. Otherwise, we will just end up with more overflowing barrels throughout the neighborhood.
There are trash barrels that are covered on top so that household trash can not fit.
Also, the same for recycles. Big Bellies take up a lot of space. There is also a need for more smoke poles.
Cigarette butts are everywhere!
My grandkids and I were counting all the cigarette butts on Hanover St. while we were walking from the fountains and noticed the abundance of these in the street. Yuck! It is disgusting!
This looks like it’s right across from the park. And yes, we definitely need more trash cans in the neighborhood.
Yes! Yes! Yes! We need many more trash cans I have trash left out on my stoop almost every night – there is not a trash can within two blocks of my place – and that’s even I you know where to look. It’s unbelievable!
appears to be residential use on upper North Streetor responsible owners of very large dogs
Maybe some big bellies would help…
One reason that the barrels fill up so quickly is that certain people routinely use them for household trash. The addition of more barrels has the potential to make it more convenient for this element. In New York, public trash receptacles are posted with the (large) fine for depositing household trash and this is followed up with enforcement. This is an approach worth considering. Otherwise, we will just end up with more overflowing barrels throughout the neighborhood.
There are trash barrels that are covered on top so that household trash can not fit.
Also, the same for recycles. Big Bellies take up a lot of space. There is also a need for more smoke poles.
Cigarette butts are everywhere!
My grandkids and I were counting all the cigarette butts on Hanover St. while we were walking from the fountains and noticed the abundance of these in the street. Yuck! It is disgusting!