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To Recognize and Honor the Dedication and Service of the City of Columbus’ Refuse Collection Workers
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WHEREAS, Columbus City Council and Mayor DeWitt Clinton Badger established the Department of Garbage and Refuse Collection in 1906; and
WHEREAS, the department has since become the Division of Refuse Collection and is an integral component of Columbus’ infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Refuse Collection currently employs more than 200 individuals who work tirelessly to provide year-round weekly trash service in all weather conditions to more than 335,000 households in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Refuse Collection works each day to be a leader in municipal solid-waste management by exploring and utilizing new collection methods and technologies for greater cost effectiveness and operating efficiencies without sacrificing service to the public; and
WHEREAS, the outreach and dedication of refuse workers is a vital part of the public health of the City of Columbus. The continued efforts of these workers helps the City of Columbus maintain the safety and wellbeing of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the work of refuse collection employees often goes unrecognized, but that does not diminish the substantial impact of their work on the health of our environment and the wellbeing of our communities; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby honor and praise the refuse workers of Columbus for their diligence and dedication to keeping Columbus a clean and safe city.