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Nashville Waste Services reports pickup reliability gains, urges enforcement to recoup uncollected fees
Summary
Nashville Waste Services told the Solid Waste Board that combined trash service rates rose to 99.82% and recycling to 99.77% after route changes; staff said enforcement of private-hauler permits and a $6-per-ton generator fee could recover “at the very least a couple million dollars.”
Matt Purvis, identified in the meeting as the council liaison for Nashville Waste Services, told the Solid Waste Board that pickup reliability has improved since a March reroute and schedule change. "Our service rate for all three haulers combined is now 99.82," Purvis said, adding that recycling service now stands at "99.77." He said daily averages have fallen to about 91 trash misses and 34 recycling misses, down from roughly 183 trash and 49 recycling misses in…
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