“Monday night, Midland Public Services Director Karen Murphy told council members that Republic Services, Inc., which holds the city’s recycling contract through June 2010, has requested to renegotiate its rates upward, citing a recent downturn in pricing and movement of recyclable commodities.
Murphy quoted the current annual cost to the city for twice-monthly curbside recycling at $243,567. Republic Services has offered to (1) continue the same service at a new annual rate of $405,000; or (2) reduce service to a monthly pickup at an annual rate of $299,700.”
How the hell does their cost of doing business go up 66%??? And why would the City let them renegotiate rates if they already signed a contact through 2010?? Tell them to get lost.
Should City drop recycling program? – MDN
Great comment post by one reader:
” How about trying the age-old tradition of actually HONORING the contract that you signed. If the contract runs through June 2010, then Republic should honor it through then rather than try to force the city to renegotiate.
If they choose not to renew, so be it. Midland can find someone else willing to haul or garbage/recycling. In a state with 12% unemployment, i know of a few people that would be happy to earn the wage paid out to sanitation workers.
I’m so sick of all of these companies trying to opt out of contracts and holding local governments hostage as a result. A contract is apontract and should be honored by all parties, period. “
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