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SWALCO pitches commercial waste-hauling franchise to Lindenhurst board; director cites possible 20% savings
Summary
SWALCO Executive Director Walter Willis urged the board to consider municipal franchising of commercial waste hauling, saying a business survey and multiyear implementation could yield at least a 20% reduction in bills for local businesses based on experience in neighboring communities.
Walter Willis, executive director of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), presented to the Lindenhurst Village Board on Oct. 9 on the possibility of the village acting as agent to franchise commercial solid waste and recycling hauling.
Willis said Lindenhurst was previously found eligible to begin commercial…
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