Georgia County Ups Wages to Attract Garbage Truck Drivers

SEATTLE (Waste 360): DeKalb County, Ga., recently spent $16 million to buy 46 new garbage trucks, but only half of them are running routes due to a lack of drivers.

In an effort to attract more drivers, county commissioners approved a 2020 budget that includes roughly $93,000 to increase wages. The money was part of a $1.9 million investment in the sanitation department, which also includes funding to deliver 95-gallon carts to customers who will be serviced by the county’s new automated side loader trucks.

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