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Boston says new trash contracts brought more trucks, workers and fewer missed pickups
Summary
City officials told the Council’s Ways and Means committee that the FY26 streets budget includes higher contracted spending for residential trash collection after renegotiating with Capital Waste Services; officials said new guarantees and technology led to a 27% drop in 3-1-1 missed-trash reports in one year.
Boston officials told the City Council’s Committee on Ways and Means on May 20 that new residential trash contracts negotiated last year with Capital Waste Services increased capacity, raised wages and reduced missed collections across the city.
The Streets Cabinet’s recommended FY26 operating budget for public works and transportation stands at $206,200,000, officials said; most of the operating increase is in public works contracted services for residential trash collection.
Dennis Roche, superintendent of waste reduction for Public Works, said the city executed new contracts that became effective July 1, 2024. “We were…
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