City faces critical decision on one of its most basic services
Trash cluttered the sidewalk along Cordova Road March 23, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Memphis has an emergency contract with Team Waste in Area E, probably until the end of 2021. In the interim, officials are considering whether to keep using a private waste company to manage the area or expand city services to cover it.
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