Youngstown to provide trash receptacles, new service

YOUNGSTOWN

City council will consider legislation today to borrow up to $1,075,000 over 10 years to provide 96-gallon garbage receptacles for its residential trash customers.

The proposal calls for the city to spend up to $50 for 21,500 of the garbage bins with an interest rate of up to 3.5 percent.

The bins have a useful life of up to 15 years, said city Finance Director David Bozanich.

The proposal, which authorizes the board of control to make the purchase, comes while the city is looking for a new company to handle its garbage collection. Proposals for the work are to be submitted to the city by Feb. 26.

The city is ending its contract with Waste Management Inc. on April 30 after the city received complaints about service though it resolved scheduling problems with the company recently.

With the new receptacles, the city expects the cost of a new garbage-collection contract to be about 10 percent cheaper, Bozanich said.

Read more about the matter and other council action in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.