Get trash out early

Grand Coulee’s mayor is advising residents to have trash cans out on the street by 6 a.m. Wednesday mornings in order to ensure they don’t miss their pickup. 

Apparently, the regular waste collection driver was out recently, and his fill-in did the rounds in a different order than usual last Wednesday. This resulted in some residents calling the city to report getting skipped. 

In fact, the substitute driver had picked up trash at some addresses earlier than the households anticipated, and they didn’t have their carts out in time.

“That’s why we say, get it out by 6,” Mayor Mike Eylar said.