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Pickup times changing

Published 12:03am Saturday, July 7, 2012

NATCHEZ — Garbage pickup for Adams County residents may come at different times than they have become accustomed because of the recent change in the county’s waste disposal site.

Earlier this week, the Adams County Board of Supervisors executed a contract with Riverbend Environmental Services for waste disposal services. Riverbend’s facility is 4 miles into Jefferson County on U.S. 61.

The disposal contract previously belonged to Waste Management, which maintains a landfill in southern Adams County, Plantation Oaks. Despite the change in the county’s waste disposal site, Waste Management still maintains the trash pickup contract for the county.

Waste Management sent out a news release Thursday stating that trash pickup times throughout the county will vary because of the change in disposal sites.

The release asks that residents should have their garbage and other trash placed in their curbside containers by 7 a.m. on their scheduled service days. It states that service days should not be affected.

Andy Yates, district manager for Waste Management of Natchez, said the company appreciates the opportunity to serve residents and thanked them for their cooperation and understanding.

Supervisors’ President Darryl Grennell said the county’s pickup contracts do not specify a time by which waste will be collected at a given location.

“Maybe next year when the (pickup) contract is renewed, that is something we can put into the contract,” Grennell said.

Supervisor Mike Lazarus said he did not think the variance in pickup times would be a problem for residents.

“As long as people know what days they are gong to pick (garbage) up, I think that is fine,” he said. “As long as they are picking up the same people’s trash on the same day, I don’t see this as a big issue.”

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  • Anonymous

    SUPERVISOR MIKE LAZARUS, WHILE YOU ARE ”THINKING” THE VARIANCE IN PICKUP TIMES IS NOT A PROBLEM TO YOU, IT’S A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME. YOU COULDN’T LET DARRYL GRENNEL HAVE THE LAST WORD. SETTING TRASH OUT FOR TRUCKS RUNNING AROUND 7:00, I WILL SIT MY TRASH OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE IF I DECIDE TO SLEEP-IN LATE; OR GET UP EARLY AND SIT IT OUT. IF THAT TRUCK RUNS AROUND 3:00, I DON’T WANT TO GO THREW ALL OF THOSE CHANGES SITTING TRASH OUT IN THE MORNING. DO THAT MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU ?  

  • Anonymous

    Does this mean that since we are now going to be sending our trash to Jefferson County, that we are also going to be sending our tax dollars?  I am assuming that since the land fill is located there that the company will be reporting its taxes there.  I have a problem with this.  City and County government need to be spending our money in our area if possible.

  • Anonymous

    This is going to play havoc with my distant neighbor who chains his dog on Sunday and Wednesday nights for the next AM pickup.  He is at least thoughtful enough to stop and pick it up most of the time when the dog is off schedule.

  • Anonymous

    I doubt that makes sense to anyone

  • Anonymous

    The county will be paying the collected fees (and any necessary tax dollar supplement) to the supplier providing the service, e.g. the Jefferson County landfill, and Waste Management which will continue to pick up the trash.  As I stated in the other article this subject, if the amount of savings to the taxpayers is more than the benefit of the physical plant and WM landfill in south Adams County, then this was a good move.  If not, then WM stumped its’ toe by not providing a competitive bid from the outset.

  • http://www.natchezdemocrat.com khakirat

    Sound like to me we need to take lessons from Concordia parish from trash and many other things!!! It a whole lot cheaper in lot of ways!!!!

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