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Providence launches city-run garbage service; council hears financial savings and operations report
Summary
Providence council celebrated the launch of the city's new waste-management service, heard cost and savings estimates from staff and contractor representatives, and received acknowledgement of operational performance after seven months of service.
Providence City staff and the City Council on Dec. 18 highlighted the city's newly launched waste-management operation and its early financial performance.
City Manager Ryan reported the city purchased six garbage trucks and said residents are expected to save an estimated $4.57 per month per household compared with the consortium rate. "If we take that by the number of cans, we save residents $67,000 a year," Ryan told the council, adding the five-year savings…
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