Jackson Garbage Collection to 'Cease' Indefinitely, Putting 150,000 At Risk

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Ashton Pittman
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Oct 6, 2022
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NEW: After last month's water crisis, Jackson is on the verge of a garbage crisis.

The company that handles trash pick up in the city announced today that it will end trash pick up *indefinitely* in two days.

That's no trash pickup for 150,000 people.

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Jackson Garbage Collection to ‘Cease’ Indefinitely, Putting 150,000 At Risk
Garbage collection service operations in Jackson are set to “cease” indefinitely for 150,000 residents on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

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With trash pickup set to end indefinitely for 150,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi, City officials are urging people to use “reusable containers and other sustainable household products and goods, rather than disposables,”and to freeze “seafood waste."

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Jackson Garbage Collection to ‘Cease’ Indefinitely, Putting 150,000 At Risk
Garbage collection service operations in Jackson are set to “cease” indefinitely for 150,000 residents on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.
1:19 PM · Oct 6, 2022

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/28154/jackson-garbage-collection-to-cease-indefinitely-putting-150000-residents-at-risk


Garbage collection service operations in Jackson are set to “cease” indefinitely in two days after the New Orleans, La.-based Richard’s Disposal announced this afternoon that it is suspending garbage pickup in Mississippi’s capital city starting Saturday.

The company began operation in the city April 1, 2022, amidst legal wrangling between Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and the Jackson City Council on the appropriateness of a one-year emergency garbage disposal contract the mayor signed with the company beginning April 1, 2022.

The City has not compensated the company for its operations after the City Council declined to pay for its services. Some council members argue that the contract was invalid since they never approved it.

In a Thursday afternoon press release announcing the company’s decision to end garbage pickup operations, the City of Jackson said the move was because the company has operated for six months “under an emergency contract and without compensation.”

“The announcement affects approximately 150,000 residential customers as well as municipal court and other municipal buildings around the city that are being serviced with roll off containers,” the City’s press release continues.

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Make Favre pay the bill.

[Zeitghost]

1. Jackson

Has some serious mis-management going on.

[machoneman]

2. Pitchforks and torches I say! Man the ramparts!

Foolish stuff on both of the political scene apparently and the garbage guys seem stuck in the middle.

[GenXer47]

3. the rats will breed exponentially

This is really bad.

[magicarpet]

4. The rats should be absolutely elated to hear garbage collection will cease.

Yum-yum for them.