curbside pickup by bicycle every week, two weeks, or once a month
we move everything from couches to letters to piles of leaves — all by bike!
mowing, raking, weeding, and pruning with human- and electric-powered tools
free weekly informal workshops on bike maintenance and repairs
Started in December 2002 by two current members, Pedal People is now an incorporated cooperative business with 27 active workers.
Besides recycling, trash & compost, we've hauled groceries, bicycles, couches, washers and dryers, futons, tables, computers, cats, friends, laundry, a king-size bed, lumber, windows, memorial stones, refrigerators, solar panels, a 100-square-foot greenhouse, CSA shares, tree stumps and trunks, sand and leaves.
Since June 2007 we've had a contract with the City of Northampton to pick up trash from the 80+ public trash and recycling receptacles in downtown Northampton and Florence center. We collect seven days a week and consolidate it in nearby compactors.