Category: Waste disposal
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Broward trash disposal board eyes new no-bid deal with long-time partner Wheelabrator
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The bruising battle over which firm can tap into Broward County’s multi-million dollar waste stream is back to where it started: With a no bid deal. -
Miramar deal could break Waste Management’s countywide grip on trash disposal
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Waste Management’s three-decade virtual monopoly on trash disposal in Broward appears to be nearing an end after a competing syndicate’s “best and final offer” for the job was ranked higher by a Miramar bid committee. -
Upcoming decision on controversial southwest landfill tied to trash bills for the rest of Broward
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The smelly, greasy castaways stuffed in containers and put on the curb for collection is garbage to most of us. But to a handful of businesses it is gold. -
It’s Waste Management vs. Team Bergeron as cities seek to lower cost of trash disposal
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The shrinking cost of trash disposal in Broward is shrinking again – and could tumble further if enough cities decide to band together in a new purchasing co-op. -
Broward cuts $107 million trash deal; calls start to disband Resource Recovery Board
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Saying it had gotten the best deal it could, Broward’s Resource Recovery Board six months ago urged the county to approve its controversial 10-year, $1.5 billion no-bid trash disposal agreement with giant Waste Management. But Broward County commissioners balked, asking staff instead to negotiate a better deal.
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