Acapulco's Ongoing Recovery: Trash Crisis After Hurricane Otis
Acapulco is facing a trash crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, with garbage piling up in the popular tourist destination. Mexico is now dealing with the enormous task of cleanup.
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Jackson City Leaders Sign 12-Month Contract with Richard's Disposal for Garbage Collection
Jackson city leaders have agreed to a 12-month emergency contract with Richard’s Disposal to resolve the city’s ongoing trash crisis. The contract will be voted on at a special council meeting, and trash pickups are expected to resume immediately. The council’s case against the mayor seeking permission to choose its own garbage contractor has been dismissed. The contract will be for around $808,000 a month, the same as the previous one-year contract with the New Orleans-based company.
Jackson's Garbage Woes: Richard's Disposal Sues City Over Contract
Jackson City Council did not have a chance to vote on a request to hire Richard’s Disposal for trash collection as Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pulled the item from the agenda after the company filed a lawsuit against the city. The council previously rejected a six-year, $54 million contract with the firm, leaving the city without garbage collection services. The city faces $25,000 a day in fines for each day it does not provide garbage collection services to residents.