At the October 27, 2009 Council meeting, the Peoria City Council will be asked to approve a contract with Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) for refuse, landscape waste, and recyclables collection. The City has received numerous inquiries regarding the change from Waste Management to PDC, and we wanted to provide some information to help the community understand what will take place with the new provider.
The City of Peoria’s current contract for residential curbside refuse collection is with Waste Management through December 31, 2009. The City is 100% confident in, and has the reassurance of Waste Management, that there will be no change in the level of service Waste Management provides to the Peoria Residents through year’s end. It is anticipated that Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) will commence service for residential refuse collection for the City of Peoria effective January 1, 2010.
In the interim, and preparation for the proposed contractor transition in 2010, Waste Management will continue all existing refuse services and maintain current billing accounts for additional / subscription services through the end of the year. In addition Waste Management will continue with the subscription recycling service during the first three months of 2010 through March 31, 2010. The first monthly collection of recyclables by PDC under the new contract will commence on Friday, April 5, 2010, for customers whose garbage is collected on Monday.
During this period in 2009 Waste Management will not be adding any new customers to their subscription recycling program nor will they be renting any additional 95-gallon tote carts for garbage collection. More information will be made available soon explaining how residents can obtain tote carts for garbage collection and for recyclables collection. If you already have a tote cart for garbage or landscape waste you will be contacted by PDC to make the switch to the PDC tote carts and for collection of the Waste Management tote carts.
Full detailed information on services, including registering for recycling and/or refuse rolling carts, delivery of carts, recycling bins, subscription/registration services, new service start dates, contact numbers and a dedicated customer service line, will be available once a contractual agreement is in place between the City and PDC. It is the intention and expectation that the citizens of Peoria will see no change in refuse collection service or landscape waste collection service (which starts in mid-March).
Please direct your current residential refuse, recycling and yard waste collection service matters to Waste Management using at 1-800-796-9696 or 309-694-6246 until the end of 2009. For other residential refuse collection inquiries & general Peoria refuse questions contact PeoriaCares at 309-494-2273 / ie 309-494-(CARES) or Julie Dewey in the Public Works Department at 309-494-8800.