Tag: Wheelabrator
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Answers to public questions about Broward trash disposal will have to wait as Bergeron v. Waste Management trial is delayed
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A blockbuster courtroom showdown over a $525-million acquisition made by Waste Management to reestablish its Broward trash disposal monopoly, set to begin this week, has been postponed until next year.
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As Waste Management tightens grip in Broward, recycling becomes costlier, endangered
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Last month, Sunrise City Manager Richard Salamon fired off an ominous email to more than two dozen of his fellow municipal managers across Broward. The subject: solid waste disposal and single stream recycling. The urgent message: “most of us are facing the reality we don’t have anyone lined up to accept…
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Bureaucrats’ last minute demand alters Broward trash negotiations and could lead to higher rates
By Buddy Nevins BrowardBulldog.org The promise of the lowest price for waste disposal could be thwarted by a last-minute demand from top Broward County administrators. The county was in the throes of negotiating a multi-million dollar waste disposal contract when suddenly the government issued a requirement that any company must provide a list of disposal…
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Miramar busts Broward’s trash monopoly; Bergeron gets a deal worth millions
By Buddy Nevins BrowardBulldog.org A decades-long monopoly was shattered Tuesday when Miramar agreed to let an upstart company handle its waste disposal.
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Broward trash disposal board eyes new no-bid deal with long-time partner Wheelabrator
By Buddy Nevins BrowardBulldog.org The bruising battle over which firm can tap into Broward County’s multi-million dollar waste stream is back to where it started: With a no bid deal.