There are 11 article(s) tagged waste pro:

• May 2026

  • Germantown sanitation rates are going up despite some pushback

    A Germantown board approved a new sanitation contract, and residents should see the price increase on their bill this summer.

    By Abigail Warren 1 hour ago

• March 2026

  • Something stinks in Germantown — and it’s higher waste pickup fees

    Germantown is reviewing a sanitation contract, but prices will significantly increase due to inflation rates in the industry. A city administrator said Waste Pro has provided “Rolls-Royce-type” service.

    By Abigail Warren March 18, 2026

• December 2024

  • Germantown talks trash as it studies sanitation contract

    With rising labor costs, the city is reviewing the option of bringing trash collection in-house. This option might involve building a landfill within Germantown.

    By Abigail Warren December 09, 2024

• April 2024

  • Waste Pro takes over Southaven sanitation services May 1

    With the change, Southaven residents will begin paying $17.64 for sanitation services, compared to the $12 a month they paid with Waste Connections. Some will also see their collection dates shift.

    By Rob Moore April 27, 2024

• February 2024

  • Southaven sanitation fees to increase with switch to Waste Pro

    Over objections by the mayor and the director of public works, Southaven aldermen decide to change sanitation companies despite past problems with Waste Pro and a higher cost to residents.

    By Rob Moore February 23, 2024

• August 2023

  • DeSoto County to delay recycling collection under new waste contract

    Despite a new contract with Waste Connections starting on Oct. 1, recycling service to those and unincorporated pockets of the DeSoto County will be delayed a month.

    By Beth Sullivan August 21, 2023

• July 2023

  • DeSoto County signs new waste collection contract with steep fee hikes

    Residents in Walls and unincorporated areas of DeSoto County will soon see big increases in their monthly garbage and recycling fees. 

    By Beth Sullivan July 18, 2023

• May 2023

  • DeSoto County OKs proposal for new garbage, recycling collection provider

    Residents in unincorporated DeSoto County will have a new sanitation collection service later this year and with the new company comes a higher cost.

    By Beth Sullivan May 02, 2023

• March 2021

  • Opinion: Waste Pro has got to go

    It’s time for the city to cancel its five-year, $33.1 million contract with Waste Pro.

    By Otis Sanford March 25, 2021

  • Waste Pro contract fine print could mean clean exit for city

    Terminating the city’s contract with Waste Pro USA to pick up garbage in Cordova, Hickory Hill and parts of East Memphis would be a pretty straightforward process based on the last trash contract the city terminated.

    By Bill Dries March 24, 2021

• February 2021

  • Snow suspends sanitation schedule in Germantown

    Solid waste collection is suspended in Germantown through the end of the week. It will resume Monday.

    By Abigail Warren February 17, 2021