Waxhaw Happenings Waxhaw Happenings December 2017 | Page 4

NE W R E C YCL I NG BINS FOR WAX H AW RES IDENTS At the November 28th BOC Meeting, the Town announced a new contract with RCS Inc, that will include new, larger recycling bins. The Board of Commissioners authorized the Town Manager to negotiate a contract with RCS Inc for waste removal services in the Town. The Town Manager and RCS Inc have reduced terms to writing for the Board’s consideration of a Waste Removal Services Agreement that is proposed to commence on February 1, 2018 and end on June 30, 2023. The financial impact, respectively would be $16.28/month, per household for weekly trash pick-up and bi-weekly recycling pick- up (of a new 96-gal roll-out container) plus $1.20/month, per household for weekly yard waste pick-up. The 5,000+ recycling containers are sched- uled to arrive in February and will be deliv- ered directly to resident’s homes.