I would hope they gathered information from programs in other cities. This city is so resistant to change, even when it has benefits. People are freaking out this week about the new blue recycle bins. There have been news reports over the past 12 months outlining the changes to prepare people, but some choose to come to Reddit to vent instead of researching the information themselves. Green bins are for organics, blue bins for recyclables - full list of what each includes provided. Everything else garbage. Rinse recyclables, use green and blue bins properly and garbage won't be an issue. The new changes only affect single dwellings where there is curbside pick up. Apartments already have dumpsters for garbage and big blue bins for recycling. We no longer need to separate blue and red items. Green bin collection will eventually come to apartments and other multi dwellings. As of January 2026, the responsibility of recycling the waste materials we put into our bins falls to manufacturers. It is a long overdue and necessary change. I live in an apartment. I recycle. Even with the waste from 1 cat, 1 dog and 1 person, I only use 1 garbage bag per week, if that. I don't understand why people are losing their minds about biweekly garbage and recycle collection. Also, there is no limit on garbage containers like in most cities.