Dive summary:
- Since Advanced Disposal took over waste collection in Selma, Ala. last February, more than 1,000 residents haven’t paid their hauling fees.
- The hauler is facing other problems as well such as residents putting their bins out days before pick up and paying other haulers despite a contract that names Advanced Disposal the city's sole waste hauler.
- To correct the problem, Advanced Disposal plans on sending initial warnings to non-paying residents; if that doesn’t work, Advanced Disposal will take those residents' garbage cans.
From the article:
Advanced Disposal got their numbers by doing a survey during their day-to-day pickups and they were able identify the amount of those who have not paid. That number reached more than 1,000.
He said he is tired of people refusing to pay garbage fees during his term as a mayor. He also warned those that are paying another garbage company other than Advanced Disposal that they would be prosecuted as well.
“If there are individuals who want to test that system and see if this ordinance has any teeth, we will go all the way with it,” Evans said about those who are using other garbage companies. ...
