The Woodside Town Council expressed its dissatisfaction with a proposed 10-year solid waste disposal contract with San Jose-based GreenWaste Recovery on Nov. 12 by agreeing to consider seeking competing proposals from other agencies.
The GreenWaste contract calls for a 32% rate increase for 68% of customers who have curbside service and hikes from 50% to 403% for “concierge service” customers who need workers to walk or drive onto their properties to reach their collection carts.
GreenWaste has said that the higher drive-on and walk-on fees are a result of needing to buy smaller collection trucks that can navigate narrow hillside roads, the additional employee time needed to service the properties, and other factors.
The drive-on and walk-on customers have previously paid the same as curbside customers.
Portola Valley and Woodside have virtually the same solid waste disposal contract, and Portola Valley approved the contract at its Nov. 13 council meeting.
The Woodside council will meet again after The Almanac’s press deadline at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, to weigh the results of the Portola Valley meeting, as well as the possibility of filing a request for proposals from other companies. Check almanacnews.com for updates.
