Residents of Middletown Township will pay more for fewer trash collection days next year. Supervisors voted 3-2 to approve a new $28.4 million contract with its current hauler, Waste Management. The new contract will change the current twice-a-week manual collection to once-a-week automated collection. Weekly bulk pickup will change to a monthly bulk service limited to one item. Trash collection fees are expected to increase from the current $401 a year to $512 a year. The cost to maintain the current level of service with Waste Management would have cost residents an additional $300 per year for a household trash collection bill around $700. Under the new contract, each household will receive 96-gallon totes for trash and recycling collection on automated trucks. Smaller cans can be requested, and a second can will be available for a fee.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 8/17/2024