Town councilwoman Alice Sarkisian Wessen, on her website and in the newsgroups, has shared details of the upcoming trash contract with Athens Services.Base rate is $18.06 per month, with senior discounts at $13.55 permonth. Residents with difficult-to-access streets can expect to pay $22.57 per month, and those wanting backyard rollout-pick up service will be charged $27.09. Rollout services for the elderly are at no additional cost by request.
In addition, Athens has commited to free services including 10 green waste pickups per year, three bulk item collections per year, and institute a cubside used oil and battery collection programs. There will also be free mulch giveaways quarterly.
Details of the contract are after the jump, and a pdf of the full motion here.
Still no word on when Athens will start trash collection in Altadena, although they have announced some public information meetings will take place.
Details of the trash contract
Rates:
Base Service, per month: $18.06
Senior Discount, per month: $13.55
Difficult to access streets, per month: $22.57
Backyard roll out/pick up service, per month: $27.09
In addition to the services required under the agreement, Athens outlined the following commitments in their proposal to further enhance trash collection and recycling services in our community:
1. Increased the number of free bagged green waste pickup from 8 to 10 per year
2. Increased the number of bulky item collections from 2 to 3 per year
3. Free quarterly mulch giveaways
4. Curbside used oil collection program
5. Curbside battery recycling collection program
Franchise Area - Service Features
Once-a-week automated trash collection service.
One 96-gallon refuse container, one 96-gallon green waste container, and one 96-gallon recyclable container
Smaller containers are available upon request and are equivalent to original container size. For example, residents can receive (3) 32 gal. containers for each 96 gal. container
Residents can receive a extra green waste container and/or one extra recyclable container free of charge upon request
Residents may also substitute a extra recycle container for a green waste container upon request
Additional containers can be requested at the low rate of $5 per container per month
Free Holiday Tree collection services
Annual curbside clean-up event (including electronic waste)
On-call bulky item collections in unlimited quantities (twice per year, including electronic waste)
Four special community clean-up events per year
Semi-Annual E-waste and Clothing drop off event
12 recycling community events per year
Eight times a year, at no additional cost, excess green waste discarded in bags will be collected upon customer request.
Four times a year, at no additional cost, excess trash discarded in bags will be collected upon customer request.
Free “Sharps” mail-back disposal program
Free roll-out services for the elderly and/or disabled, upon request
25 percent senior discount for residents 62 or older who either (1) qualifies for utility rate discounts based on financial need and is the head of household, or (2) generates small amounts of waste and uses 32-gallon containers.
Additional Services Available Upon Request
Scooter Service (1) – For any customer requesting this service or if it’s determined that resident will be required to use this service when collection vehicles cannot safely access the containers
Roll-out/backyard service: This service means the driver will retrieve carts from your yard, dispose of your unwanted materials, and return the empty carts back to your yard.
(1)Please Note: The County will work with each customer, HOA, and Franchisee to determine what constitutes a difficult to services area.
