(CBS DETROIT) – The city of Detroit is getting a new garbage collection plan. The new contracts will increase trash pick-ups but will also raise resident’s annual fees.
Starting June 1, Detroit residents will have their trash picked up weekly. Collections will include recycling, bulk, and yard waste, as well as debris from vacant lots. But with the increased pick-ups comes an increase in residents’ bills.
Detroit City Councilmember Mary Waters said approving the trash collection changes wasn’t an easy vote for them, but she hopes the change will help issues with illegal dumping.
City resident King Louie says that’s been an issue in Detroit for years.
“Most people will come from suburbs, or other areas, will come from other areas, and ‘Oh, here’s a perfect place for me to throw the stuff away. Nobody’s watching,'” Louie said.
The two new trash collection contracts are with Priority Waste and Waste Management of Michigan. The contracts total more than $210 million.