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Piles of trash grow as concern rises about Jackson’s garbage situation
Piles of trash grow as concern rises about Jackson’s garbage situation

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Updated: 6:37 PM CDT Apr 7, 2023

>> WELL, MOST PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY ARE DROPPING OFF THEIR GARBAGE AT THEIR LOCATIONS THE CITY HAS SET UP. BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON’T, IF IT ENDS UP ON THE STREETS LIKE THIS, IT COULD MAKE THE CITY’S LITTER PROBLEM EVEN WORSE. JACKSON LEADERS JUST SIGNED A $300,000 CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY TO REMOVE LITTER FROM MAJOR STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS. THERE COULD SOON BE A LOT MORE HOUSEHOLD WASTE TO PICK UP BECAUSE OF THE GARBAGE CRISIS. WE SPOTTED TRASH ALL OVER HIGHWAY 18 FRIDAY MORNING. THE WASTE APPARENTLY CAME FROM A GARBAGE CAN. SOMEBODY KNOCKED OVER OUTSIDE A SUBDIVISION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, ISN’T IT? >> I MEAN, MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS CLEAN. I’M AT HOME. A WHOLE TRASH CAN IN THE HIGHWAY, TRASH EVERYWHERE. >> AND PEOPLE ARE RUNNING THE GARBAGE DUMP, AND THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO DUMP IT HERE. SO THEY GO IN THERE, THEY’RE GOING TO DUMP IT ANYWHERE. AND THERE’S 30 UNTIL THE GARBAGE IMPASSE BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IS RESOLVED. >> ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WARNING GARBAGE COULD END UP IN CITY WATERWAYS. >> SO I’M GOING TO DELIVER THE CRATE. SO I’M GOING TO DO IT A QUICK DAY, NOT GOING TO DAY IT SIT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. >> MAYOR LUMUMBA SAYS RICHARDS DISPOSAL IS THE ONLY COMPANY WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND MANPOWER READY TO HIT THE STREETS TO START COLLECTING. THE TRASH GETS SOMEONE TO DO THE JOB. >> THAT’S WHAT WE VOTE TO AIM FOR. IF YOU CAN’T DO THAT, THEN YOU DON’T NEED TO BE. NONE OF YOU GUYS NEED TO BE THERE. THAT’S WHAT I THINK. YOU JUST NEED TO GO HOME. LET SOMEBODY ELSE DO. >> NOW, THE MAYOR HAS CALLED ANOTHER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY TO ONCE AGAIN TRY AND GET THAT RICHARDS DISPOSAL CONTRACT APPROVED. IT WILL BE THE THIRD ATTEMPT IN JUST OVER A WEEK. TONIGHT, WE’RE LIVE IN SOUTH

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Piles of trash grow as concern rises about Jackson’s garbage situation

It's been a week now since Jackson's garbage service was interrupted, and we're already beginning to see the fallout.Many people were dropping off their trash at locations across the city, but for those who didn’t, the household waste could litter the streets. A 16 WAPT crew spotted trash strewn across Highway 18 Friday morning. The waste apparently came from a bin someone knocked over outside a subdivision. At one house on Maddox Road, 16 WAPT saw a flock of chickens picking through a trash bag on the curb. "Some of them are going to throw it in the creeks," said Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes. "They are not going to let it sit in front of their house."The city of Jackson recently signed a $300,000 contract with a private company to remove litter from major streets and intersections. There could be a lot more household waste to pick up until the impasse between the mayor and the city council is resolved. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Richard’s Disposal is the only company with the equipment and the manpower that’s ready to hit the streets to collect the trash. The mayor plans to present a six-year garbage contract to the city council for approval during a special meeting Monday.

Many people were dropping off their trash at locations across the city, but for those who didn’t, the household waste could litter the streets.

A 16 WAPT crew spotted trash strewn across Highway 18 Friday morning. The waste apparently came from a bin someone knocked over outside a subdivision. At one house on Maddox Road, 16 WAPT saw a flock of chickens picking through a trash bag on the curb.

"Some of them are going to throw it in the creeks," said Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes. "They are not going to let it sit in front of their house."

The city of Jackson recently signed a $300,000 contract with a private company to remove litter from major streets and intersections. There could be a lot more household waste to pick up until the impasse between the mayor and the city council is resolved.