Attention Lawrence County Residents:
Beginning January 1, 2021, the residential mandatory garbage requirement of the Lawrence County Solid Waste Ordinance Amendment No: 12-002, Section 3 (2) will be strictly enforced. Therefore if you do not have trash collection service established you need to contact one of the following franchised trash collection service providers to establish service:
1. Express Sanitation, P.O. Box 1421, Louisa, Kentucky 41230. Owner: George Williams. Contact Telephone Number: (606) 686-5296
2. Endicott Sanitation, 11798 S. HWY 3, Louisa, Kentucky 41230. Owner: Joey Endicott. Contact Telephone Numbers: (606) 673-3531 and (606) 483-0849.
3. Perkins Sanitation, 10314 N. HWY 201, Webbville, Kentucky 41159. Owner: Anna Perkins. Contact Telephone Number: (606) 652-9716
4. Marcum Sanitation, PO Box 195, 1180 Hwy 469, Martha, KY 41159. Owner: Dennis Marcum, Contact Telephone Number: (606) 652-4984.
5. Apple Valley Sanitation, 4890 KY RT. 321, Hager Hill, Kentucky 41222. Contact Telephone number: (606) 789-5980
If you should have any questions or need any information please contact the Lawrence County Solid Waste Coordinator’s Office at (606) 638-9600.
If the county truly cared about solid waste, and cleaning up the county, they would wave (or lessen) the county dump prices. Even increasing the regularity of “free dump day” would be a step in the right direction.
25.00 for a small utility trailer load is entirely to much.
Waiving or decreasing dump fees doesn’t make it cheaper for residents…. what it does is make it more expensive for those residents that pay property taxes because the county has to pay to the cost of transportation and PROPER disposal of the garbage they collect at the county garage. As a former Regional Supervisor for the State Division of Waste Management, I applaud the county for enforcing mandatory garbage pickup. I worked with judges in 40 counties who dealt with the same solid waste issues and the ones who were the most successful were the ones who had mandatory collection. The collectors were actually able to lower their fees some after it became functional because they had a higher volume of customers along their routes. Good luck Jim!
When John Osborn was in office a utility trailer was 15.00 a load and as soon as Phil Carter took office it went to 25.00 a load. That’s a little over a 66% increase.
Because he a snake in the grass promise u that
It’s about time. Drive up and down the rural parts and let’s see what gets done. Should just attach to a property tax bill whether they use it or not. Most too lazy to sit the garbage out. Just sling out the back door
The only problem with attaching it to a property tax Bill is that all those folks that rent or live for free on someone else’s property (and that is a high percentage in LC) arent paying for garbage fees…..
It would be up to the owner to add it to the rent payment or simply eat the added cost of each renter. Up to them.
I can’t wait to see the enforcement actually happen. County administrations have tried this in the past with little to no success. It’s sad when a county government passes an ordinance without any real way of enforcement.
If you are going to have mandatory trash removal, you need to make sure your franchisees are mandated to pick up the trash when they are scheduled to do so. When a holiday falls during the week, regardless of the day, my trash does not get picked up for that week. Here lately, it is hit and miss as to whether or not our trash gets picked up or not.
If there going to make garage pick up mandatory the county should have supply the service
Been ripped off by 2 sanitation companies in the 6 years I have lived in this county. Both closed and took my money with them. The county doesn’t make sure they pay you back. They don’t ensure the trash is picked up either. All they do is demand we pay for a service, but don’t demand that service is actually done. I wish they would put the burden on the company as well as the customer. Like say, enforce they be paid back if they suddenly decide to close their business. It should only take being bonded, (surety bond) I would imagine. Now the third company which was supposed to honor the customers of the second company (that ripped me off) didn’t honor it but charged my 1/2 price for about 4 days left in that month, and they only accept payment by phone with my credit card or leaving money or a check taped to my garbage can! I’m not willing to do either because as I said, I have been ripped off by 2 sanitation companies IN A ROW, in six years! They want my credit card information by phone, OR taping money or a check (with my name, address, bank account number, and SIGNATURE ) to my trash can? Are they crazy? I have called all other sanitation companies listed by this website and NOBODY is answering the phone! Which isn’t surprising because the other two companies I had in the past NEVER answered their phones either! When this county wants to enforce county ordinances, they need to make it possible while also protecting the residents from the companies they force upon you. Really, how hard is it to make sure the sanitation company is bonded to protect the customer?
Was Endicott sanitation one of them? We have been trying to reach them do to damages done to a pickup truck they backed into almost 2 years ago and have yet to do anything for cost of repairs
This message is for Jim Burchett:
Please help with trash and disgusting junk on Meades Branch. Houses have so much junk around them it can’t be good for the children. Also cars lying on sides leaking oils out on ground which is entering steams, and trash is causing problems with rats , roaches, and snakes. One man is cutting trees for logs and piling brush in ditches and creeks, and leaving branches hanging out in the road. I’m sure he doesn’t have loggers license. It’s all so disgusting, trashy and just plain unsanitary. As the Lawrence County solid waste coordinator, Meades Branch residents who do care about these issues need your help.
One more thing, please advocate for free dump days during the spring cleanup week, or even the whole month long.