The
Township Committee has awarded a one-year solid waste contract to Gold Medal Environmental (GME) for manual curb-side collection beginning September 1, 2018
and ending August 31, 2019. The
Committee voted to accept the recommendation of the Township Solicitor
to award the contract to GME who was the responsible low bidder in
accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law.
By doing so, the Township Committee has authorized a contract with GME for the period of one year, which not only specifies the parameters of the
contract, but allows the Township to impose substantial penalties if the terms
of the contract are violated.
The
solid waste contract continues to allow for:
1)
Five
(5) cans or ten (10) bags of household generated trash, which must be placed
curbside by 6:00 a.m. for collection. Recyclables and grass, branches, and
leaves are collected separately by the County and Public Works Department,
respectively. We do not collect construction debris, hazardous materials or
electronics.
2)
One
bulk item per week. Bulk items shall not
exceed fifty (50) pounds in weight. No item shall be such length or width as to
measure more than six (6) feet by four (4) feet. Any bulk item may be disassembled, broken or
cut up as much as practicable and placed on the curb with the designated
containers. All disassembled bulk items shall be securely tied, where
applicable, and shall be of such size that the longest dimension thereof, shall
not exceed four (4) feet and the total weight thereof shall not exceed fifty
(50) pounds. We DO NOT accommodate clean
outs.
The
solid waste contract imposes the following penalties:
1) $2,000.00 per route or any
portion thereof for each day that the contractor fails to collect or make substantial
collection of the refuse.
2) $2,000.00 per each incident or
event in which the Contractor dumps refuse, garbage and the like at the
authorized Disposal Facility which is collected outside the Township or is
beyond the scope of these Uniform Bid Specifications and each truckload shall
be considered as a separate incident or event.
3) For Failure to clean up
immediately, spillage from the Contractor’s vehicles or resulting from the
collection or carting of refuse, one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each such
violation.
4) For Failure to answer a
complaint pertaining to problems concerning collection of solid waste or
recycling on the same day the complaint is received, one hundred ($100.00)
dollars for each such violation.
5) For Failure to provide
information as to the number and type of trucks working daily, fifty ($50.00)
dollars a day.
6) For failure to place trash
containers off of the traveled roadway on the grass plot, fifty ($50.00) for
each location, stop and/or house.
We kindly request that any of the above
violations be documented immediately and emailed to mjack@riversidetwp.org
The Township is also excited to announce that we
will make the transition to automated collection in the year 2019, which would
involve the issuance of solid waste carts to each household. We will provide additional details as they emerge.Anyone with questions regarding any of the above should contact Meghan Jack, Township Administrator, at 856-461-1460 x4.
