Joplin Council to Consider New Trash Contract

From today’s Joplin Globe:

JOPLIN, Mo- — A proposal to convert Joplin’s trash service to a polycart system with automated trucks is on the agenda Monday night for City Council action.

The council last month conducted a public hearing on the issue, which drew objections from about a half-dozen residents. The panel then tabled the issue to give city staff time to work out an agreement with trash hauler Allied Waste on those concerns.

Proposal details

Under the proposal, the company would provide Joplin residents a single 96-gallon polycart at no charge. It would have to be used to hold all trash except bulky items, and yard or tree debris. The company says the carts hold the same volume as three standard trash cans. The trash hauler would not pick up bagged trash that is not contained in the polycarts because the trucks do not accommodate that method of disposal.

The residential pickup rate that raised from $9.25 on April 1 to $9.77 a month would remain the same but those who need more than one cart would pay an extra fee.

The trash company proposed a fee of $5 a month for each additional cart, but at the council’s March 15 meeting, residents Kevin York and Lloyd Buehner objected to the extra charge. York said there are probably many large families who cannot afford the added expense.

More details can be found in the full Globe article here.

Neosho current has a polycart system and charges residential users $9.49 per month.  Neosho’s waste hauler, WCA, has proposed a new rate of $10.01.  That increase will be addressed by the council starting in May.