The city of Dearborn Heights demanded a $13,000 deduction from Priority Waste and is withholding a $250,000 payment after widespread delays in compost, recycling and bulk pickups, the city said.
Neighborhoods across the city have brown paper bags full of compost sitting curbside uncollected, Mayor Mo Baydoun said.
“Things were backed up, we had good weather, there was a lot of compost that was put out, you know, residents were cutting their grass, but that’s not an excuse,” Baydoun said…