I'm not sure that info is entirely accurate. After
the city reversed its decision to require every
neighborhood to put their recycling in the front
several years ago, it named specific blocks in CV that
had to continue to put theirs at the front because
their alleys were too narrow for the larger
The alleys east of Guilford and north of 30th are narrow, not like the named
alleys west of Guilford Avenue. The residents were asked to put their
recycling in front of their homes because the trucks cannot negotiate the
smaller alleys. The workers now spend extra time collecting from both the
You may want to ask the recycling office if they can change the route to
pick up in front of your houses on that block instead of behind. I know
they mentioned that the trucks they use for recycling are too big to fit
down some of the alley streets, which is why they carry the bins down to the
end
