Youngstown collecting it's own trash!?!

[jay]

I'm still for a pay-as-you-throw trash collection system.  Let's reduce the trash fee for those who generate a very small amount of trash.

[northside lurker]

According to the 3rd ward councilman, the city was advised by the local trash collectors that they would save money by going with the large trash cans.  Yet, when the city asked for bids, every trash company's proposal came in well above where the city expected.

[sfc_oliver]

Full Circle?

[iwasthere]

They did when they owned and operated their own landfill with a incinerator.

[sfc_oliver]

Didn't they used to do this?

[jay]

Where did this idea come from?   A few weeks ago all city council and the administration was talking about was purchasing trash carts ($1M+) and possibly saving some money when the next trash contract was placed out for bid.

[joly1584]

City council approved emergency funds for disposal fees and garbage trucks.  Council also created the positions to run the "solid waste disposal unit".

Scroll to the bottom of the attached article from the Vindy:

http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/mar/24/council-adopts-m-budget-for-/