Yard waste pick up in the city of Columbus is not happening! The city wants to charge residents to pay Rumpke, a private hauler, to have their yard waste picked up First of all the average citizen is going to ask the question, why am I paying extra for this service when I pay taxes to the city for trash pick up?With reduced tax dollars going into the city coffers, the city really should rethink how they deliver this service. I think it is time to revisit the idea of privatizing trash pick. I know the unions don't want that but it makes better fiscal sense to me. Columbus should look at the cities surrounding them and Reynoldsburg is one great example. Trash pick up, recycling, yard waste removal is all privatized and has been for many years in Reynoldsburg. And, I don't understand why the city of Columbus does not have mandatory recycling. They have to move in that direction if they really want to be viewed as a "green" city. Columbus, it is not that difficult- great examples are right under your nose.DispatchPolitics : Got yard waste? Pay fee, you won't Columbus Dispatch Politics