UPDATED: Council Approves Extension for Waste Management, Will Bid Next Year

Twinsburg City Council is approved 7-0  a one-year extension to the current trash pickup contract with Waste Management Inc. Tuesday night.

In previous meetings council wanted to bid the contract for the future, but decided to extend the current agreement with Waste Management, Inc. one more year and get everything ready for bid next year.

“That’s exactly why we’re asking for the extension, so that the specs can be drawn up and everyone knows what they’re going after,” Council President Gary Sorace said.

Originally the city considered , but council wanted to test the waters and .

Because the current contract ends in December, they will extend for another year at the same rate ($13.35 monthly).

Waste Management will also implement a pilot program during 2012, testing automated pickup with up to 500 homes. They will provide those residents with 96-gallon trash carts and all the costs will be picked up by Waste Management.

The question with this becomes when to start. The expected time for the program was originally June, but some on council want to test automated pickup during the winter months before they decide anything.