Raleigh Garbage Disposal Ban

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This petition is an effort to try and convince the Raleigh City Council to overturn or delay the ban on new and replacement garbage disposals being put in place. In recent months, Raleigh has experienced an exceptional drought which has caused the Raleigh City Council to take very drastic measures, resulting in a reduction in water consumption overall. The City of Raleigh has remained in a drought for several years, however, water restrictions were not put in place until it was too late, when Raleigh was already in a water crisis. The latest is the ban on new installations and replacements of garbage disposals, resulting in a $25K/day fine for those violating this ban. This ban is not likely to stop citizens from putting grease down the drain and will likely not improve our water supply. And $25,000 a day is extremely excessive. The citizens of Raleigh need to have their voices heard. This was done with poor planning and execution. There are other options (grease seperators and traps for example). There isn't much history or statistics to go along with a garbage disposal ban, since there are very few if any in the country that exist today. The citizens of Raleigh should be demanding answers as to how Meeker got his information, how much research was done and his plan as to how this is going to help in our conservation effort, as many experts say it will have little impact. It appears that little to no research went into this decision, and it appears that this "slid through" without many of the council members and other Mayors understanding the full impact of the proposal. In other words, Meeker wanted to sneak this one in. If any banning was going to take place, perhaps businesses should have felt the impact first. The "trial run" should have started there, since businesses generate much more "garbage". Restaurants contribute much more to grease disposal than residents. As for it being an environmental issue, that is also questionable and a $25K a day fine doesn't seem to fit the "crime". The fine for littering on our highways is considerably lower.

We are not saying that nothing needs to be done, we are asking that before instituting a ban with a fine of $25K a day, that some planning and research be done. That any fines associated with such a ban have a more reasonable fine. That the council and other Mayors of Wake County give this much more thought and consider other, less drastic measures. Now that our water supply is back up to 74\%, it would seem we are not in as much of a crisis and can devote some time to this matter rather than making such hurried decisions.

This ban applies to all cities that purchase water from the City of Raleigh, including Knightdale, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Rolesville, Wendell and Garner.

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Chris Redshaw
- Address
- Raleigh, NC
- Zip Code
- 27609
Anthony Stiller
- Zip Code
- 27604
Chris Price
- Comments
- Just Poor thought process, and just lost my vote!
- Zip Code
- 27612
Sara Price
- Comments
- LOST MY VOTE
- Zip Code
- 27612
Mary Days
- Zip Code
- 27612
Sherry
- Comments
- U can't fix stupid
- Zip Code
- 27526
Carolyn Lange
- Comments
- В
- Address
- В
- Zip Code
- 27608
Scott Carruth
- Zip Code
- 27606
Allison K
- Comments
- Disposals are unrelated to grease. No draconian measures please.
- Zip Code
- 27607
Dana McCall
- Comments
- Disposals don't prevent grease in the pipes!
- Zip Code
- 27609
Judy Redshaw
- Comments
- We need to send a message to the City Council and Mayor Meeker that they have gone too far with this latest ban.
- Address
- 2200 Quail Ridge Rd
- Zip Code
- 27609
Mike Flintosh
- Zip Code
- 27613
Yontz Sucre
- Zip Code
- 27615
J. Armstrong
- Zip Code
- 27606
Kelly Powers
- Zip Code
- 27540
Joan Rose
- Comments
- This ban is truly a sign that Wake County has no clue how to deal with the county's growth!
- Zip Code
- 27330
Jack Rose
- Zip Code
- 27330
Denise Tyler
- Zip Code
- 27613
Tina S.
- Comments
- Please reverse this ban and thoroughly research the true effects of garbage disposals before attempting to reinstate the ban in any way, shape, or form.
- Zip Code
- 27545
Mary Bayless
- Zip Code
- 27587
Kevin Decker
- Zip Code
- 27614
Lauren Royal
- Zip Code
- 27613
Kendall Pardue
- Zip Code
- 27529
Ashley Mullin
- Zip Code
- 27603
John Tanner
- Zip Code
- 27604
Chris Beverly
- Zip Code
- 27615
Sarah Johnson
- Zip Code
- 27606
Laura Collins
- Comments
- This is ridiculous. Grease will still go down the drain. How is it legal to outlaw them in the first place?
- Zip Code
- 27612
Patrick Parisi
- Zip Code
- 27615
William W Jones
- Zip Code
- 27587
Lulu Tshiyonga
- Zip Code
- 27610
David Erdman
- Comments
- repeal the ban
- Zip Code
- 27613
Kerry Smith
- Zip Code
- 27612
Steven Callahan
- Comments
- It was unfair for Raleigh to force this on other towns without them having a say. And since this is only for new construction and new installs, how does this really help the problem right now?
- Zip Code
- 27609
Garry Lee
- Zip Code
- 27610
Linda Judd
- Comments
- If someone wants to pour materials down the drain, they will do whether they have a disposal or not.
- Zip Code
- 27612
Lori McCulloch
- Zip Code
- 27587
Jennifer Erdman
- Zip Code
- 27613
Kimberly Manning
- Zip Code
- 27604
Dewey Weaver
- Zip Code
- 27608
Glen Guile
- Zip Code
- 27616
Colette Lopez
- Zip Code
- 27604
Gary Redshaw
- Comments
- Meeker needs to go
- Address
- 2200 Quail Ridge Rd
- Zip Code
- 27609
Rob Dean
- Comments
- Just revoke this stupid law!
- Address
- PO Box 193, Morrisville, NC
- Zip Code
- 27560
Allison Littrell
- Zip Code
- 27615
Jennifer Stogner
- Comments
- ridiculous!
- Zip Code
- 27617
Terry Fox
- Zip Code
- 27591
Susan Boggs
- Comments
- Really?! Kill it.
- Zip Code
- 27545
Andrea Hipfner
- Zip Code
- 27529
Jason Daniels
- Comments
- This has nothing to do with water waste or oil disposal!
- Zip Code
- 27603

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