Waste Management threatens to dump Unified Government over contract dispute
Waste Management threatens to dump Unified Government over contract dispute
Waste Management said the Unified Government of Wyandotte County is in default of its contract and is threatening to pull service from the county.
58-HIGHWAY IS CLOSEDRIGHT NOW.FIRST AT SIX --A GARBAGE COLLECTIONCOMPANY IS THREATENINGTO LEAVE PART OF THEMETRO -- IF THE UNIFIEDGOVERNMENT OFWYANDOTTE COUNTYDOESN'T PAY UP!THE IMPACT COULD BEFELT SOON AS NEXTMONTH.IT'S THE LATEST IN ABACK-AND-FORTHBETWEEN THE COUNTYAND "WASTEMANAGEMENT".41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKEIS LIVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT'SGOING ON.SARAH?WASTE MANAGEMENTSAYS THEY ARECOMFORTABLE WITH THESERVICE THEY PROVIDEAND THE UG WENTAGAINST THEIR CONTRACT--HOWEVER THE UG SAYSDATA SHOWS PLENTY OFMISSED TRASH PICK-UPS.The Unified Government ofWyandotte County is refusingto pay Waste Managementtrash company nearly half amillion dollarscounty leaders are imposingthe penalty because they saythe company failed to pick uptrash over an extended periodof timThat was done over a serieof several months and it"sbroke out based on weeklytrash service when trash is notpicked up.Waste Management says thUG withholding their paymentsviolates their contract.now they're threatening to etrash service to the county onMarch 22What we"ve asked for isclarification for data and thedetermination for how theymade those assumptions orconclusions.
Provide us thedata that you use to make thatdecision.
Give us thecalculations.We are looking for follow upconversations, they"dagreed to come work throughif there were any terms in theagreement they felt needed tbe modified however WM hasnot come to the last couplesettings we scheduled withem.The UG hired consultants lastyear to assess WasManagement.according to their datathe company consistentlymissed trash pickups allthroughout 2019 and oftefinish as late as 8 pm..now, After a reroute thaadded more trucks on theroad, the UG says trashpickup misses have gonedown.In Wyandotte county franklywere dealing with anantiquated System ofcollection.
Unlimited trashthat"s brought out.
Bringout any kind of container youwant whether it"s loosebags or any container, theyexpect it to be collected.Both sides say they hope theycan come to an agreement soyour trash isn't left on yourcurb.THE CONSULTANTSRECOMMEND WASTEMANAGEMENT ADDS MOREROUTES AND IMPROVEOVERSIGHT TO MAKE SUREMISSES ARE TAKEN CAREOF.THEY ALSO SAY THECOUNTY NEEDS A TRASHLIMIT AND STANDARDIZEDBINS.SARAH PLAKE 41 ACTION
