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Council to re‑examine trash contract and bulk‑pickup approach after months of resident complaints
Summary
Council members discussed Philco contract renewal for regular garbage collection and ongoing problems with bulky trash. Members requested a comparative cost analysis, overtime reports and a clear plan to address recurring illegal dumping before renewing contract options.
Paterson councilors spent a large portion of the Oct. 14 workshop on complaints about bulky trash, illegal dumping and whether the city should renew its contract with Philco for refuse collection.
Council members described months of overflowing sidewalks and repeated resident complaints after the city removed bulk pickup from the vendor contract and assigned that work to the Department of Public Works. Several members said the result was more illegal dumping and greater overtime and deployment demands on DPW staff.
“Before the bulk was separate, there…
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