City looking to take over yard waste collection

The city of Fernandina Beach is considering once again collecting yard waste and mulching it at the city’s airport instead of relying on Waste Management to pick up that waste as part of its regular duties. Greg Huntington, municipal marketing and government affairs manager for Waste...

  • Yard waste such as this would not be picked up if Waste Management enforced the contract it has in place with the city of Fernandina Beach. Loose material would have to be bagged, and larger items would have to be bundled together. In order to save customers from having to bag and bundle or pay a $5.81 rate increase to Waste Management, the city is in the process of taking over that operation with a lower $3 hike in rates.
    Yard waste such as this would not be picked up if Waste Management enforced the contract it has in place with the city of Fernandina Beach. Loose material would have to be bagged, and larger items would have to be bundled together. In order to save customers from having to bag and bundle or pay a $5.81 rate increase to Waste Management, the city is in the process of taking over that operation with a lower $3 hike in rates.
The city of Fernandina Beach is considering once again collecting yard waste and mulching it at the city’s airport instead of relying on Waste Management to pick up that waste as part of its regular…

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