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Waste & Recycling February 01, 2018 06:30:07 AM

Wyandotte Signs $8.2 Million Contract with Waste Management

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The contract period begins Feb. 1 and ends at the same time as the city’s contract with the Riverview Land Preserve ends.

Wyandotte Signs $8.2 Million Contract with Waste Management

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Satisfied with the job their contracted trash hauler has been doing for the past seven years, Wyandotte has signed on for another six years with Waste Management of Michigan, Inc.

The contract period begins Feb. 1 and ends at the same time as the city’s contract with the Riverview Land Preserve ends.

“This places the city in the best possible position for future solid waste services,” City Engineer Mark Kowalewski told the City Council when the matter was discussed and voted on at the council’s Jan. 22 meeting.

The contract is in the amount of $8.2 million and includes weekly collection of solid waste, with users utilizing their own containers, or leasing 96-gallon containers provided by the city. This alternative included contractors providing all bulk and special refuse collections.

Other bid items included dumpsters, cardboard dumpsters, operation of the recycling center, front-load dumpsters at specific locations in the central business district, providing dumpsters for the Street Art Fair and emergency collection.

Kowalewski presented the council with three alternatives. The first alternative, which is the one he recommended, was the only one of the three that included the city continuing to receive revenue for leased toters.

“Alternative No. 1 with Waste Management is the most fiscally responsible selection,” Kowalewski told the council. “Waste Management is our current contractor and provides excellent service.”

Unlike many other Downriver communities, Wyandotte does not include yard waste collection or curbside recycling services as part of its regular solid waste collection program. They are separate services, available only by subscription.

Kowalewski said the city did seek bids for those services, but it was too expensive.
“The city will continue to offer curbside yard waste collection via subscription through the Department of Public Services and curbside recycling via subscription through Waste Management,” he said.

The DPS has been providing subscription yard waste collection since 2011. The council agreed with the city engineer’s recommendation that the city continue offering the service at a cost of $53 per season, or $1.60 per week in 2018. This represents a $4 increase in the rate from last year.

Courtesy: https://wasteadvantagemag.com

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