The City of Princeton has chosen to not renew their contract with Waste Corporation of America (WCA) and will instead go with competitor Waste Path, which is projected to save residents and businesses thousands of dollars a year on waste collection services while also creating a non-tax based revenue supplier for the city.
During a city council meeting Monday night Mayor Kota Young presented residential bids for both WCA and Waste Path.
He then outlined WCA’s bid for commercial waste collection.
Mayor Young also summarized Waste Path’s bid for the same services.
Mayor Young then recommended the city go with the low bid from Waste Path, which was on average over 89-percent lower than WCA for commercial dumpster service.
Following a motion, second, and unanimous decision from the city council Mayor Young explained the cost savings for both residential customers and commercial businesses.
He added the city will also see a financial benefit to the contract with Waste Path.
Waste Path Corporate Sales Manager Bradley Markey addressed the council and stated each residential customer and commercial business will receive brand new containers, as well as new dumpsters, once Waste Path takes over the contract in January 2021. He added they will also be looking to hire local employees as they move into the area.
Waste Path is a locally owned business headquartered in Calvert City and also does waste collection services for Eddyville.
