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Anniston considers new trash contract as council weighs service costs and delinquent accounts
Summary
City staff outlined competing bids for residential trash service, presented monthly pricing options and warned the council that the city lacks a robust mechanism to address delinquent accounts and illegal dumping; recommendation to accept a disposal bid was presented but no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
Anniston City Council members discussed bids for residential trash collection and related service issues at a council meeting, focusing on monthly rates, curbside bulky-item pickup and the city’s ability to address nonpayment and illegal dumping.
City staff presented a recommendation to the council to accept a bid from 121 Disposal for residential service, and a company representative described pricing and operational scale. The bid’s base price for cart pickup was given as $16.60 per month; adding curbside pickup for household items would increase the monthly charge by about $9.32. Staff described an alternate pricing option that would put the combined monthly cost in the mid-to-high $20 range (one option was quoted as about $19.18 for the cart plus roughly $9 for curbside pickup), depending on contract alternatives selected.
The council and staff discussed how billing responsibilities affect costs and city administration. One…
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