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City reports ahead-of-schedule rollout of new waste carts; pickup of old carts set for late March
Summary
The city reported about 59% of new waste carts are delivered (roughly 22,000 of 37,000). Pickup of old carts by the hauler is planned for the last two weeks of March; staff urged residents to keep carts accessible and report missed pickups.
City staff told the Waukesha Common Council on March 4 that the rollout of new residential waste carts is ahead of schedule and that the city has received roughly 22,000 of 37,000 carts (about 59%) so far.
Engineering/Board of Public Works staff said the delivery contractor and the city anticipate completing delivery just before St. Patrick’s Day, ahead of the originally planned March 21 completion date. The city is coordinating with Waste Management on removal of the old carts; staff said the plan is to pick up old carts during the last two weeks of March.
Council members asked about liability and whether Waste Management would collect material placed in an incorrect cart. Staff explained the city owns the new carts and the contract language differs between the city’s agreement for its carts and Waste Management’s contract, so liability and contractual service responsibilities limit ad-hoc pickups of city-owned carts by Waste Management.
Staff asked residents to be patient, to leave carts accessible for the scheduled retrieval window, and to report missed pickups to engineering so the city can follow up with the hauler. City staff noted they could withhold payment under the city’s contract if retrieval did not proceed as planned.
No new contract changes were recorded in the transcript; staff asked for reports of missed pickups so they could coordinate with the contractor and Waste Management.
