According to a poll conducted by a survey company for Waste Management on October 1 and 2, Palm Bay residents are happy with their new garbage collection service:

79% are satisfied with the new the new cart system versus the old system
79% want to keep pickup at once a week schedule versus twice a week at a higher cost
85.5% agree that the carts keep their neighborhoods cleaner and keep animals out of the garbage

The entire results and methodology of the poll can be found here. (PDF file)