City Contractors Metro Services, Richard’s Disposal Providing New Trash Carts to Residents
NEW ORLEANS—Today, The City
of New Orleans announced two of the City’s Sanitation contractors, Richard’s
Disposal and Metro Services, are in the process of replacing all 95-gallon
trash carts for eligible residents and small businesses. This effort is the
result of the new solid waste contracts, which resulted in approximately $4
million in savings to the citizens of New Orleans. As part of this process, the
contractors are placing new carts at eligible properties and removing the old
carts by April 30, 2017.
Both Metro Services and Richard’s
Disposal are contractually obligated to replace the trash carts. Many trash
carts have been in service for their estimated lifespan of 10 years and more
frequent break downs have occurred, which can attract insects and rodents and
contribute to windblown litter in neighborhoods.
To ensure timely replacement, it is
essential that residents place their old carts curbside at each scheduled
collection day. If the old cart is not curbside to be picked up when the new
cart is delivered, residents are advised to continue to use their old cart,
place it on the curb at each pick-up day, and it will be picked up by the end
of April. Residents that have had their old cart removed, should expect
to receive their new cart no later than the next collection day. If residents
have not received their carts in that time frame, please call 311 to report the
issue.
At this time, 95% of residents in Metro Services’
area have received their new carts except for a small section of New Orleans
East. Richard’s Disposal has started delivering carts in the following
neighborhoods: Algiers, Esplanade, City Park, Audubon, Broadway, So. Claiborne
and Toledano. All eligible properties in the areas served by Metro Services
(Service Area 1) and Richard’s Disposal (Service Area 2) will receive new trash
carts by the end of April. Ineligible properties (hotels, bars,
restaurants or properties with more than four units) will not receive carts.
 
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