Century Residents Receiving Higher Garbage Bills This Month

December 9, 2021

Century residents will notice a higher garbage bill this month.

Early last month, the Century Town Council voted Monday night to raise garbage rates, something that has become a yearly tradition.

The town contracts with Republic Services to collect garbage within the town limits. Republic has a provision in their contract that allows them to increase the rates they charge the town each December to match the Consumer Price Index.

The increase  amounts to 3.73%, or 91 cents, per customer with one can. The town traditionally passes the rate increase directly along to residents each year.

Century renewed a five year no-bid contract with Republic Services in July 2020.

Century residential sanitation rates increased from $24.43 to $25.34 . That’s broken down to $18.68 per residential container picked up by Republic and $6.66 for bimonthly yard waste pickup by the town. Century does not offer recycling services. Republic charges the town $15.49 a month for each residential container, with the town retaining $3.19 each. With 533 containers, Century makes $1,700.27 per month that pays the town for providing customer service and billing.

Commercial customers  have also seen a 3.73% increase from Republic, but they are not billed by the town.

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Comments

6 Responses to “Century Residents Receiving Higher Garbage Bills This Month”

  1. Susie on December 10th, 2021 11:02 am

    @Timothy Minko the fines you’d pay from burning garbage are probably higher than that plus you could be harming yourself and others inhaling that crap. It’s illegal to burn garbage.

  2. A Alex on December 9th, 2021 10:32 am

    and was ECUA given the same cgance to bid on it without a Century handout for billing. NOOOO!!!

  3. sam on December 9th, 2021 8:51 am

    THANKS A LOT, nothing like having your city council having your back.

  4. Concerned on December 9th, 2021 8:44 am

    To each his own, but I thought burning was illegal.

  5. Rasheed Jackson on December 9th, 2021 8:22 am

    ECUA charges $27.89 per month. This includes two cans, one regular trash and one recycle, plus weekly yard trash pickup, and bulk pick up like old furniture, appliances, and other large items that will not fit in a trash can. Yes, it cost more but they offer more services. Maybe if the town wasn’t getting their cut there would be more services or a smaller fee for what is offered.

  6. Timothy Minko on December 9th, 2021 3:13 am

    I’d just burn my trash rather than pay the town of Century or some company.

    25.34 X 12 months = 304.08 a year.

    304.08 a year X 35 years = 10,642.80

    Every penny counts.

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