PORTAGE, Mich. — The City of Portage and Waste Management (WM) have been under contractual agreement to be the city’s only trash hauler for a little over two weeks.
Waste Management and the city have pointed to successes from the agreement, including fewer trash vehicles on the roads, quieter vehicles, and most important of all: saving residents money.
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The city says residents are saving 44% more compared to what they were previously paying.
“We’re just super excited to be in the City of Portage and providing that excellent service, and at the end of the day, we are just here to build a great relationship with the residents and the community,” Dave Wainscott, of Waste Management, said…