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Recycling is so important on so many levels. That is why I am confused as to why the weekly yard debris pickup is changed from once per week to every other week during the fall months when yard debris is at its heaviest. As we all know, the recycling bags are paper and get wet while waiting to be picked up. When you have to wait two weeks for a pickup, the bags are practically falling apart. I'm also confused as to why it is that while leaves are still coming down in December, yard debris pickup is completely stopped until Spring. This practice makes no sense to me. As a Warwick taxpayer, I would like to have yard waste picked up weekly at least until the snow falls. Although I cleaned all the leaves that have fallen from my maple tree in my yard this past Sunday, my yard is once again covered in leaves and it is December 6th. Putting them in paper bags until Spring is useless.

I hope someone out there can explain the reasoning behind this practice.