Town drops trash-hauler in an attempt to reduce rates

GreenWaste's all electric garbage truck. Photo from Greenwaste.
Daily Post Staff Writer

Atherton is dumping its garbage hauler but will have to pay $2.2 million in order to hire a new company, which happens to be the same outfit that picks up Palo Alto’s refuse.

For the past year, the town’s council has been looking into whether residents will get the best rate by sticking with Recology, who the town has a contract …

 

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1 Comment

  1. First they want to break away from the Fire District because of Peter Carpenter. Now they want to split away from Recology. I expect the Council’s next move will be to declare Atherton its own independent nation and demand full representation at the United Nations.

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