It is almost 2 pm on our usual trash day. But today is not a usual day. Today, the county’s new sanitation plan begins. My new hauler in the Loganville area should be BFI Waste Services; a shiny new BFI can should be sitting on my curb, but it isn’t. I have yet to receive a new can.

But wait! The county web site directed me to the Republic Services of Atlanta site. There, I learn that BFI is a subsidiary of Republic, but so is Robertson Sanitation, my hauler (and apparently the hauler of choice on my street). My guess is that nothing much will change for me and the neighbors; we will continue to use our Robertson cans.

I also learn, however, that our new pickup day is not today but Tuesday, five days away. I guess that I will be dragging my can outside to drag my can to the back of the house until next week.

If you have no idea what is supposed to happen on your usual trash day, start your search for the truth at the county site.