PSL to begin negotiations with solid waste collection companies |
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – City Council has authorized the City Manager to negotiate with four companies for contracts to provide solid waste collection services for the City of Port St. Lucie.
With the new service, Port St. Lucie will be divided into two waste collection service zones, east of Florida’s Turnpike and west of the turnpike. The City received a total of five proposals from companies seeking a contract to collect garbage, recycling, yard and bulky waste in either the eastern zone, western zone or both. The new service will begin in September when Waste Pro’s contract ends three years early, following many months of extremely poor and inconsistent waste collection in the City.City Council on Wednesday authorized staff to enter into negotiations with FCC Environmental Services Florida, Inc. and Coastal Waste & Recycling of Florida for the western zone. For the eastern zone, staff is authorized to negotiate with Republic Services of Florida, Goode Companies, Inc., FCC Environmental Services Florida, Inc. and Coastal Waste & Recycling.
This issue is scheduled to be brought back to City Council within approximately 30 days.“An incredible amount of hard work and thought has gone into this process so far, and we are taking these steps in order to move forward to provide our residents with consistent and reliable service,” Port St. Lucie Mayor Shannon Martin said. “This is an extremely important issue, and we want to do what’s best for our City’s future.”
Beginning in September, garbage, recycling and yard waste will each be collected once a week on a designated day. Bulky waste will be collected once a month on a designated day. The City will utilize automated collection, where garbage will be picked up mechanically by a truck, the same way recycling is currently collected.Automated service and dividing the City into two zones will streamline collection and provide consistent service for our growing City. These were both recommendations from the City’s Solid Waste Task Force, an advisory group of City residents with members that had solid waste experience. To achieve a cost-effective rate for new solid waste service, the Task Force also recommended the once-a-week pickup. Once-a-week pickup is utilized by many Florida cities including, Stuart, Orlando, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Cape Coral and Gainesville, among many others.
To keep up to date on solid waste issues in Port St. Lucie, visit www.cityofpsl.com/solidwaste.
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