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The town of Yorktown is set to appoint Cortlandt Manor-based CRP Carting as its new garbage and recycling hauler following numerous struggles with its previous hauler, Competitive Carting Corporation, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
The decision to change to a new hauler comes after most of Competitive Carting Corporation's trucks were repossessed with no warning, Yorktown Supervisor Tom Diana said on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
This resulted in many residents' trash and recycling not being picked up right before Labor Day weekend, leaving homeowners and Yorktown officials frustrated.
Luckily, two private carters, including CRP Carting, came to the aid of the town on Thursday, Aug. 31, and Friday, Sept. 1, and helped pick up trash before the holiday weekend began.
As of Tuesday, CRP Carting was still collecting garbage in Yorktown, officials said.
"I am working closely with CRP Carting and our Refuse and Recycling Department to ensure that we restore the routine our residents expect," Diana said.
He continued, "CRP Carting is a local company with 35 years of experience and a fleet of over 60 trucks. They already serve thousands of Westchester residences, so I’m sure that we will receive the garbage-removal service that our residents expect.”
The Town Board will meet Tuesday night to officially appoint CRP Carting as the town's new hauler.
The decision to switch haulers will mark an end to the town's struggles with Competitive Carting Corporation, which still owed fines to the town at the time of its financial collapse, officials said.
These fines included a $59,500 fee for failing to properly collect trash from residents in July, according to Diana.
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