Letters
Trash talk Dear ER: Congratulations to the City Council of Redondo Beach for making their city greener. The awarding of their new trash/recycling contract includes residential and commercial foodwaste recycling. They achieved a low rate and new services. I hope Manhattan Beach next month and Hermosa Beach this summer do the same. If both those cities get foodwaste composting from their trash hauler, the beach cities will have the highest waste diversion rates in the state. This type of service improvements not only improves our environment, but helps property values and brings our communities together in a positive way. On Tuesday, March 1 the Manhattan Beach City Council will award the single largest service contract in a decade. This is an exclusive contract for trash, composting and recycling services. There are three qualified companies vying for this large contract. The incumbent hauler, Waste Management has put in a bid that is 13 percent and 15 percent higher in cost than the two other experienced haulers. This higher cost could exceed $4,000,000. Waste Management’s bid does not include foodwaste recycling, which could amount to 15 to 20 percent of total waste volume. So…
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