Detroit picks 2 companies to privatize residential trash service

[Gistok]

Notes to:

Milesdriven... if rates for contract service increased 700% in Toledo, then you have idiots lawyers writing up city outsourcing contracts.

The Great Guy.... nice examples of Slippery Slope arguments.

[DetroitPlanner]

Trash pickup was privatized several years ago here in Toledo. When it was run by the city, bulk pickup was every week, you had to supply your own trash cans but could use as many as you needed, and rates were reasonable. When the contractor took over, cans were supplied for automated trucks. Bulk pickup was promised to be available every week on demand if you called ahead, but soon changed to once per calender year quarter per address. Rates increased 700%. The official policy for disposal of TVs and appliances is "leave them out for the scrappers". Trashed vacant lots are becoming more commonplace. This may work well for Detroit, but beware bait and switch.

Do you even know your cities policies when it comes to what they pick-up?
http://toledo.oh.gov/services/public...ble-materials/

[jackie5275]

My suburb trash is collected by REPUBLIC SERVICES. They are EXCELLENT. They send three separate trucks that pick up trash, recyclables and yard waste. Most dependable and never miss a pickup. You could set your clock by the trash pick up. At this time of the year we have to bag the leaves. As the Fall is late this year we have a lot of bags this week. Put them out Saturday night for Monday collection. Noon on SUNDAY they had gone. Services for profit will beat the tendency of the inbreeding of Public "Services" every time.

We got them a couple of years ago in Dearborn too after having Waste Management. Waste Manangement was okay, but they didn't always come by to pick up your bulk stuff, which was allowed every week. You had to call the city, & they'd send for a special pickup. Republic doesn't miss a thing the first time through. Although their automatic trucks can tear up your street lawn strip, tree lawn strip, whatever you want to call it.