After residents in parts of Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland, complained about recycling and yard waste sitting at the curb for weeks, Montgomery County has made a change.
Starting May 30, Goode Companies Inc. will pick up trash, yard trim, scrap metal and bulk items in the parts of Silver Spring currently served by Potomac Disposal, said Bill Broglie, the county Environmental Protection Department’s acting director of solid waste services.
Potomac Disposal had staffing problems that led to late pickups or no pickups at all, Broglie said.
Under the new contract arrangement with the county, he said, Potomac Disposal will handle recycling only.
“By taking the other waste materials off of Potomac’s shoulders, the expectation is that Potomac would be able to handle the recycling workload,” Broglie said.
Currently, Potomac Disposal has two contracts with the county: one for Silver Spring and parts of Wheaton, and one for Bethesda. “Those two contracts represent $5 million in total,” Broglie said.
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