The City of Plymouth’s waste hauler has announced large item collection procedure changes beginning Monday, February 6.
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Bourbon Town Council Approves Trash Ordinance
Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer
The Bourbon Town Council members approved the trash ordinance for 2023 during their most recent meeting.
Continue readingArgos Resident Expresses Frustration with Trash Service
Article submitted by James Master, The Pilot News Managing Editor
An Argos resident complained to the Argos Town Council members last week about the town’s trash service.
Continue readingBremen Town Council Discusses Trash Service
The Bremen Town Council members were updated on the town’s trash service during their last meeting.
Continue readingArgos Town Council Approves Cemetery Mowing Bid, Addresses Trash Complaints
Article submitted by James Master, The Pilot News Managing Editor
The Argos Town Council approved a bid for cemetery mowing for the season last week. During the previous meeting, two bids were opened. The first was from A & J Lawn Care for $22,000 and the second bid was from 3-D Services for $21,240. After some discussion, the council approved a motion to award the bid to A & J Lawn Care.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Approves Trash, Recycling Bid
The Culver Town Council members reviewed a recommendation at their April 14 meeting for a trash removal and recycling bid.
Continue readingArgos Officials Approve Republic Services Contract Extension & Associated Ordinance
The Argos Town Council approved a contract extension related to trash and recycling collection when members met for their final meeting in December.
Continue readingBourbon Town Council Amends Trash Ordinance to Account for Slight Increase
Bourbon Town Council members took action to amend their existing trash ordinance when members met on Tuesday.
Continue readingPlymouth Trash, Recycling Pickup to Move to Different Schedule
Due to the volatile nature of the recycling market on top of the reception of dirty recyclable material, the City of Plymouth will observe an every-other-week recycling pickup schedule.
This will save costs to the city to the first year of the five-year contract. The price could decrease seven percent or increase seven percent depending on if the residents contribute dirty or clean recyclables. Some education pieces will be sent to residents in order to keep recyclable items free of contamination.
The change of pick-up will begin in November.
The current Thursday pick-up for residents who live south of Jefferson and east of Michigan will move to Wednesday with trash and recycling pick-up beginning Nov. 6. Residents who live north of Jefferson Street will experience trash and recycling pick-up on Tuesdays beginning on Nov. 12 while those residents living south of Jefferson Street and West of Michigan will have Wednesday trash and recycling pick-up beginning Nov. 13.
Recycling will be picked up every other week following the initial day change.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members unanimously approved an amendment to the original agreement with Republic Services to reflect this change.
Bourbon Town Council Considers Library Board Appointment and Bi-Weekly Recycling Pick-Up Request
Bourbon Town Council members made an appointment to the Library Board when they met Tuesday night. At the request of Library Director Nick Treber, members appointed Lindsey McIntyre to the library board.
Additionally, members considered a request from Republic Services’ Municipal Account Executive Pete Callan. Continue reading
Company Looking to Reduce Recycling Services for Bremen Residents
Representatives from the company who provides recycling services to the residents of Bremen want to adjust their pick-up schedule.
Argos Town Council Finalizes Decision to Switch to Bi-Weekly Recycling Pick-Up
An addendum to the agreement that the Town of Argos has with Republic Services was signed when town council members met last week.
At their final meeting in June, members decided to proceed with their trash provider’s recommendation to switch to every other week recycling pick-up. When members met on Thursday, they finalized the decision by signing the addendum, according to Clerk-Treasurer Lisa Mullaney. Continue reading
Recycling Pick-Up in the Town of Argos to Shift to Every Other Week
Recycling pick-up in the town of Argos will now be conducted every other week. Representatives with town’s trash service provider Republic Services recently asked officials to make the switch to alternating weeks. Continue reading
Argos Town Council Raises Trash Rates Slightly to Address Existing Shortfall
Trash rates in Argos were raised slightly when Town Council members met last Wednesday.
Clerk-Treasurer Lisa Mullaney explained that officials compared how much they were charging to how much they were paying for the services and realized that they were not collecting enough to fully pay their contract with Republic Services. Mullaney said about $5,000 per year was being lost as a result of the under-charging. Continue reading
