PORTAGE, Mich. — A divisive change to the city’s trash system will begin on Monday.
The City of Portage voted unanimously in July to approve a five-year, roughly $29 million contract with Waste Management, making it the city’s sole provider for trash and recycling beginning on Monday.
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In doing so, the city moved to offering one trash hauler rather than each resident choosing which trash service they want to use.
In response, Best Way Disposal, a smaller Kalamazoo-based trash service that has served Portage residents for 34 years, launched a ballot initiative called “Take Back the Trash” to challenge the decision…