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Paterson council wrestles with garbage contracts as administration cites $4.6M savings from in‑house bulk pickup
Summary
At a Dec. 9 workshop the Paterson Municipal Council debated whether to renew contractor pickup or keep bulk pickup in-house after an administration‑commissioned study cited $4.6 million in savings; council members demanded a full BA breakdown of overtime, tipping and dumping costs before approving contract extensions.
Council members and city officials spent the bulk of the Dec. 9 workshop probing the city’s solid-waste contracts and a consultant finding that doing bulk pickup in-house could save roughly $4.6 million.
The council first considered two related procurement items: item 39, awarding the city-yard disposal contract to Gator Recycling (the lowest bidder), and item 11, a one‑year extension of Philco’s three‑year residential and merchant pickup contract. Director and procurement staff said Philco’s renewal is a one‑year extension written in the original agreement; the BA confirmed the current extension follows prices stipulated in the initial bid and that a second optional one‑year extension remains.
Why it matters: the city faces a Jan. 1 contract deadline for residential collection. Council members repeatedly warned a failure to approve an extension could leave the city without curbside pickup on New…
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