The Residential Services Division is responsible for providing timely and safe household refuse collection, at the curbside, from residences and some small businesses twice a week. Semi-automated and rear loading vehicles are used to collect refuse from customers for a fee. This year the division will introduce fully-automated refuse collection services to the City of Tampa in the spring of 2005. Fully-automated refuse collection is a new technologically advanced waste collection system designed to improve collection efficiency, enhance performance, improve customer relations and reduce both operational and workers' compensation costs. The automated operator uses a set of hand controls to mechanically lift and return a roll-out cart to curbside. Automated collection will be introduced to 6,500 residential customers. The goal is to expand fully-automated collection services to 80% of the City and semi-automated collection services to the remaining 20% of the City within a five year period.

(813) 348-1135    Douglas Raikes, Manager
(813) 348-1142    Assistant
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