How to Get Rid of Your Recycling Bill?

Here is an interesting story shared with me by one of our McFarland residents:

"The very same day I received the blue recycling can early this year I called Sunset and asked them to pick up their can because I did not ask for their services nor did I want their can on my property. They stated to me after picking up the can that they would not bill the city for my address and in turn the city should not have reason to bill me. Eventually, the city sent me a bill not only for 3 months but 6 months. I then called Sunset back and their accounting department told me they did not bill the city for my address so I took that person's name with her permission. In fact, she encouraged me to tell city hall if they needed any confirmation they could contact her. I then went to the city and asked them to research this billing process an demanded answers as to why the city billed me. The clerk that I spoke with at the city insisted that she confirmed my situation with Sunset and in haste the clerk at city hall confirmed that the accounting manager at Sunset did speak with me and eventually the end result was that city hall reluctantly cleared my bill. After clearing my bill the clerk did inform me that the recycling bill will be added to my water bill as of July 1st and I will be forced to pay it now and also that Sunset will be delivering another blue can to my residence and once again I will have to ask them to come and pick it up further refusing their services. I wonder what their motives were in wrongfully billing me. I even wonder how many other residents were charged wrongfully. I hope this is helpful to anyone else.

Jesus G Ramos"