Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved two trash hauling contracts totaling $210.7 million that will increase garbage pickups but raise residents’ fees annually.
The $87,761,352 contract with Priority Waste and $122,945,186 with Waste Management of Michigan are set to launch in June to provide weekly pickups. Priority Waste will replace GFL Environmental, whose services frustrated residents, Mayor Mike Duggan said in a December community meeting as he pushed for the new vendor. The contract period runs from June 1 through May 31, 2029.
Waste Management services the west side of Detroit while GFL serves the east side, Duggan said. Trash pickups will run weekly for curbside, bulk, recycling, yard waste and debris from vacant lots. Many services have been offered biweekly.
Councilmembers Angela Whitfield-Calloway and Coleman Young II opposed the Priority Waste contract. Members Whitfield-Calloway and Scott Benson and President Pro Tem James Tate opposed the Waste Management contract.