Sidney Torres' IV Waste to take over trash in Harahan | Jefferson Parish - NOLA.com
Sidney Torres' IV Waste to take over trash in Harahan | Jefferson Parish | nola.com
IV Waste, the waste hauling company owned by Sidney Torres IV, will take over trash services in Harahan next year.
Harahan's contract with Ramelli Waste was set to expire at the end of the year, Mayor Tim Baudier said on Friday.
Of the five bids submitted by waste management companies, including Ramelli, IV Waste had the lowest price tag and scored highest on technical evaluations, Baudier said.
"It was time for the contract to come out for bid, and everyone had their fair shot," he said.
Harahan, which stopped providing recycling services for residents several years ago, currently charges residents $15.66 a month for trash services.
With IV Waste, residents will pay $19.75 per month.
Trash wars of Jefferson Parish
Garbage contracts are typically some of the most valuable given by municipalities and can be worth millions, making Jefferson Parish a longstanding battle ground for waste management companies, including Ramelli and IV Waste.
Ramelli was approved by the Jefferson Parish Council this week to take over recycling for unincorporated areas of the parish and Jean Lafitte for a contract that will likely be worth about $6 million per year.
IV Waste and Ramelli, two well-known waste giants, have been at odds for the past few years in Kenner. In 2020, four years into a ten-year contract with Ramelli, Kenner signed a similar contract with IV Waste and began using their services. Ramelli sued the city and in February Kenner agreed to pay the company $1.2 million.
Meanwhile, amid a breakdown of payment negotiations earlier this year, IV Waste and the City of Kenner filed suit against each other, each alleging the other party owes millions of dollars.
Torres told the city of Kenner earlier this month that IV Waste will cease operations in Kenner on March 1 as the legal fight continues. Ramelli took over recycling operations in February, but Kenner has not said who will take over trash collection in March.
In 2017, Harahan scrapped its curbside recycling program because the $4.40 fee it collected from residents couldn't cover the cost of the program.
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