New dumpsters for Portales

The city of Portales expects new trash dumpsters in the next 8-12 weeks.

City Manager Chris Moyer said the city has ordered 750 dumpsters for residential use and 159 dumpsters for commercial use. The residence dumpsters have 3 yards of capacity; the commercial dumpsters have 4 yards, Moyer said.

In all, he said the city has about 1,790 dumpsters in use.

“We will be replacing ones that are broken beyond repair first, then replacing ones that can be fixed and used as spares,” he said.

Cost for the new dumpsters is just under $600,000, Moyer said. The state is funding part of the project in a “shared commitment to improving infrastructure and quality of life for our residents,” according to a city news release.