Thursday, January 10, 2013
Township provides information on change in collection service.
The following messages comes courtesy of the Springfield Government. --------- The current contracts for garbage and recycling collection services ended Dec. 31, 2012. The township advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP) for new collections services effective January 2013. The RFPs were advertised in Oct. 2012 and were received back to the township on Dec. 4. Five eligible bids were received for garbage and recycling collection services. On Dec. 18, 2012 the Township Committee reviewed several solid waste and recycling options for 2013. After careful review, the Township Committee agreed to the following: *Garbage collection will be once per week. If your garbage was picked up Monday and Thursday, your garbage collection day will be …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Recycling and trash will both be picked up once a week.
After debate from members of the public and officials, the Springfield township committee voted to have weekly garbage and recycling pickups. Under the terms of the agreement, Regional will handle garbage and Giordano will handle recycling. Recycling will be “single stream,” meaning that residents will not have to separate paper recycling from cans and plastic and can just put out one container of recyclable materials. As part of the agreement with Giordano, for each ton of recycling collected in Springfield, the township will receive a $3 rebate. E Officials estimate that the rebate will amount to about $5,000, which will be in addition to the approximate $35,000 worth of recycling rebates Springfield receives annually from the state and …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Choices for garbage and recycling to be voted on at tonight's Township Committee meeting.
Springfield's current garbage and recycling contract for professional collections services expires at the end of the year and officials are now considering options for 2013. When the government solicited Requests for Proposals for competitive bids for refuse collection services in October, five bids were received on the December 4. The bids responses offer several new option to the Township that Springfield administrators tout as cost-saving and environmentally beneficial. One option is to change to “single stream” collection of recyclable materials instead of having to individually separate materials by type, paper and glass. This makes it easy for resident to store and collect materials and also increases the volume of recyclable …
Thursday, September 16, 2010
New refuse cans are eye-catching and, even better, free.
Signs throughout the township proclaim, "Springfield just got a little greener." No, Kermit the Frog hasn't moved onto Mountain Ave. The extra kick of green is a result of the structures the signs are mounted on. Springfield's government has entered into a partnership with Creative Outdoor Advertising to install a number of trash and recycling receptacles throughout the township. Creative Outdoor Advertising, is a "streetscaping" company, and have created bus stops, park benches, and outdoor refuse receptacles for over 60 municipalities. The receptacles have a large display advertising space, which is how Creative Outdoor Advertising hopes to profit from the deal. Springfield Township Administrator Anthony Cancro said the company will …
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