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Garbage collection company gets $4.5 million Paterson contract after criticism

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After criticizing the company for poor services, municipal officials awarded a $4.5 million contract to Suburban Disposal, also known as Roselle, for garbage collection.

Fairfield-based Suburban Disposal was awarded the $4,494,000 contract last Tuesday. Officials said they are exercising the last option year in the 2017 contract with the company.

Some members of the City Council opposed extending the contract.

Councilman Michael Jackson said Roselle sometimes fails to pick up garbage. Its workers also drop garbage on the roadways and toss receptacles all over the streets.

Councilman Alex Mendez, chairman of the public works committee, said the company has been “sloppy” in rendering service.

Both Jackson and Mendez blamed mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration for failing to hold the company accountable. But Sayegh’s chief of staff Della Fischer earlier in the month said she has been handling residents’ complaint by directly addressing them with one of the company’s owners.

Public works director William “Billy” Rodriguez said the company now has two supervisors and an owner every week in Paterson to address issues.

Mendez said Fischer’s efforts appears to be working. He said the number of complaints from residents has been going down.

Jackson wanted the city to go out to bid to hire a new company. A consultant for the city said going out to bid would likely result in 20 percent higher costs for the same service. Jackson also suggested the city buy its own trucks and hire local residents to start an in-house garbage collection program.

“Taking into consideration Covid and other situations, it was not a smart idea to go out and look for another company,” said Mendez.

The contract was approved in a 7-1 vote. Jackson was the sole vote against.

Separately, municipal officials awarded a $240,000 contract for disposal of recycled newspapers, corrugated cardboard, and commingled materials to Ewing-based Waste Management.

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  • WakeUpPaterson

    Not sure if they are paid to pick up garbage or throw trash all over the streets, or run over garbage cans, or toss garbage cans down the streets, or at peoples cars, and homes. I do know that year after year they keep getting a contract, that means the trash at city hall are getting their cut so they don't care.

  • Two eyes on Paterson

    IT IS IN THE CONTRACT OF ROSELLE THAT WAS AGREED UPON WITH THE BID AWARDED TO PICK UP CITY OF PATERSONS GARBAGE THAT ALL ROSELLE GARBAGE TRUCKS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A RAKE AND SHOVEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SPILLED GARBAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY ROSELLE WOULD BE CLEANED ON THE SPOT OTHERWISE ROSELLE WOULD BE BACK CHARGED….I HAVE YET SEEN ANY OF THEIR TRUCKS ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT…CORRUPTION ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP IS THE ONLY CONCLUSION IN THIS MATTER

  • Chino Vargas

    Just want to know,why only this company?is any kick back?."PATERSON THE MUST CORRUPT CITY IN AMERICA"

  • John

    They hire only crack heads so what do you expect.

  • John

    Many Patersonians are garbage so what do you expect. Just drive by and see how they put their garbage out.

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