Dumpster deep dive: How each suburb handles sanitation
Waste Pro does trash collection for some Memphis suburbs. (Beth Sullivan/The Daily Memphian file)
After almost a decade, the City of Germantown is nearing the end of a long-term contract with Waste Pro for residential garbage, recycling and yard waste.
When the new sanitation contract, which will likely be with the same company, goes into effect this summer, Germantown residents are looking at fees as high as 86% more than before.
The new contract and the likely increase raised the question: How do Germantown’s municipal neighbors handle their garbage? Is it possible to tell who has the best prices or the best services?
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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