County Continues Lawsuit Against Allied Waste

February 4, 2008

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The impasse between Escambia County and Allied Waste continues, with both sides unable reach an agreement on what the county claims is over a million dollars in unpaid fees.

The county filed a $1.3 million lawsuit on November 16 of last year against Allied over commercial tipping fees, a charge per ton for waste dumped at the county’s Perdido landfill.

The county recently passed an ordinance requiring Allied and other garbage haulers in the county to dump at the Perdido Landfill and pay tipping fees. The county says Allied dumped commercial trash outside the county, but still owes the fees.

Back on November 1, the county gave Allied 15 days to pay up, prove they did not owe the fees or end up in court. Those 15 days passed with the county filing suit. The suit did not move forward in the courts right away while the county and Allied continued negotiations.

But now the suit will continue, with the county adjusting the amount claimed to $1.1 million total for 2005 and 2006.

“For the period Jan. 1, 2005, to Jan. 29, 2008, Allied has delivered more solid waste to the Perdido Landfill than it was required to deliver under the terms of the Franchise Agreement,” Allied Waste said in a written statement. “Allied Waste will continue to honor its obligations under this contract and expects Escambia County to do the same.”

Allied Waste provides commercial service across the county, as well as residential service across North Escambia from 10 Mile Road north to the Alabama line.

The Town of Century contracts waste pickup in the town from Allied. The town bills residents for Allied’s pickups. Recent changes will have Allied directly billing the town’s businesses for commercial waste pickup.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News