Too Much Trash in Davis Square?

Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz would like the city to review trash pickup and street sweeping procedures in Davis Square.

During the recent Somerville Spring Clean Up, which took place at the end of April, "One thing I couldn't help but notice was how, frankly, disgusting some of the trash cans are in Davis Square," she said, speaking at a Board of Alderman meeting Thursday night.

Many of the square's bins are solar powered BigBelly trash cans.

"They're supposed to be compacting the trash. I'm not sure all of them are functioning," Gewirtz said.

She got an email from one resident, and the essence of the email was, "There just is a lot of trash around Davis Square," she said.

The Department of Public Works sweeps the streets in Davis Square once or twice a day, Gewirtz said.

But the square still seems dirty. "If we need more trash barrels, let's put more trash barrels out," she said.

She added that, as residents, "we all have to do our part."

"We want to make sure we're having a sanitary situation," she said.

Any thoughts? Is there too much trash in Davis Square? If so, what should be done?