I believe there is a rule about when you may put out trash. Community watch is not responsible for reporting this. If it bothers you enough, you can call community standards dept.

See post #6 with link.

Just put everything in a 13 or 30 gallon black bag. Everything, waste, paper, dog poop, meat and veggie waste, everything. The total they recycle is zero and costs more in man power than it does in 'saving the earth'. Trust me: two days a week: Black bags with everything... no problems. If you do use white or clear bags and they see something they do not want to pick up, well, back to your garage. You ever watch them pickup the trash, they run, grab, toss. If it doesn't fit the bill, they pass it by and there is nothing you can do... so, black bag it.

Pg. 30 of the Resident Guide (received during our orientation--when we received our resident ID's, etc.) explains all about discarding household garbage, recyclable materials and tree limbs & yard waste.

In my are recycled item must be in clear bag, (so they can see what you recycling.) All other trash in any color except CLEAR. Yard waste tied in 3 foot bundles or in the brown paper sacks. My area recyclables only picked up on Monday's. maybe differ contractors have different rules cross the mason Dixon line????:wave:

Certain Colors for Trash Bags is Ridiculous!
 

The rules are clear and there is an obvious, valid reason for them.

You don't know? Okay, I'll bite...

So recycle materials don't get picked up on the wrong day (by accident or not), and so recycle/non-recycle pick up staff can differentiate between the two. Duh.

Whether or not you buy into the whole recycling thing is irrelevant.

Not quite right
 

The trash me have always taken white bags for trash. The recyclables are put in clear bags so that they can see that they are indeed picking up recycling materials and so the recycling truck will only pick up the clear bags

I also just use clear bags for recycle and white bags if I have a lot of trash or some small publix bags tied together. Never have a problem, Appreciate the pick up twice a week...

Sanitation
 

The Sumter County FAQ contradicts their flyer that is attached to their website where you quoted: How do I dispose of household waste, recyclables and yard waste?

- Household waste should be placed in standard dark, sealed 20-30 gallon trash bags. Each bag should weigh no more than forty (40) pounds.

- Recyclables should be placed in clear plastic bags.

On the flyer attached with list of recyclables it says:
Household Garbage
Garbage should not be in cans, but instead put in white or
black plastic bags at the end of your driveway no earlier than
the night before your designated pickup day.
All garbage should be placed in sealed, standard 20-30 gallon
trash bags, each bag weighing no more than forty pounds.

So they should pick up with either white or black or change their information.

Read the guidelines on www.districtgov.org......get the right info from the horse's mouth

As with several who have replied, I use some variation of clear for recycle and white for garbage with no problem. It's as what I was instructed to do. The only issue I ever have is if I don't have my garbage out by 6 am it may not get picked up.

Everyone on my street uses white bags for trash, not clear and they are picked up every time