The City Council of Tampa, Fla., passed legislation this week that will lead to the collection of recyclables throughout the city. The plan is for the collection program to cover the entire population by the end of next year.
At the present time approximately 25,000 homes are being serviced by Waste Management, the contracted vendor.
According to Tony McBride, deputy director of the solid waste district for Tampa, when the expansion is complete the city will be servicing around 75,000 homes. Meanwhile, Waste Management has received a one-year extension to continue servicing existing homes.
A consultant, Malcolm Pirnie Inc., found that the city of Tampa could provide curbside recycling citywide for between $300,000-$600,000 less than the lowest private bid, which came in at $1.57-million.
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