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Chester says new trash contract with Cassella (Waste Industries of Delaware) promises big savings and added services
Summary
Mayor and council discussed a new five‑year trash contract with Cassella (doing business as Waste Industries of Delaware) that the city says would lower costs and add recycling and bulk‑pickup services; officials stressed the company will be held to contract terms and that projected savings will avoid a fee increase in 2026.
Chester Mayor Stefan Roots told City Council on Sept. 24 that a new trash contract with Cassella, doing business as Waste Industries of Delaware, is expected to reduce costs and expand services for residents beginning in 2026.
Roots said the city’s current vendor, Mascaro, has a contract that ends Dec. 31, 2025, and that the city put the service out to bid earlier this year. "If they can deliver everything that we're asking for, for $350,000 less than we were already paying they became the lowest most responsible bidder," Roots said during…
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