By ROBERT LINNEHAN | The Haddonfield Sun
For the first time in Haddonfield’s history, trash trucks not bearing the borough emblem will be roaming the streets on July 1 for weekly trash pickup.
Last night, the commissioners unanimously approved outsourcing Haddonfield’s trash pickup service to Casworth Enterprises of Deptford. The borough released its findings earlier this week on possible savings of outsourcing trash and recycling collection to a third party, and it was found that $800,000 could be saved over five years.
The contract was signed for one year — beginning July 1 and running until June 30, 2011 — with a four-year renewal option. After a year of the outsourced pickup the borough will re-examine the quality of the service provided and determine if the renewal is worth doing.
The old trash trucks and equipment will not be sold within the first year.
Borough Administrator Sharon McCullough released the report, which can be found on the borough’s Web site, haddonfieldnj.org.
Unfortunately, Mayor Tish Colombi reported, the four public works employees that handled the borough’s trash pickup will be let go.
Recycling, vegetative waste and bulk goods pickup will continue to be handled by the borough.
