A vision in orange: garbage tags create controversy
If you drive around Bloomington on trash day, you might see orange tags on every trash bag. But these tags come with a price -- $1 each. Trash pickup can be a real pain for some -- especially when you have to pay for it. But since 1993, every garbage bag Bloomington residents put on their curbs costs them $1. In March 1990, then Governor Evan Bayh signed a bill into law to reduce Indiana's solid waste landfill disposal, according to the City of Bloomington's Web site. As a result, each county is required to reduce its solid waste by 35 percent in 1996 and by 50 percent in 2001.

