Trucks filled with trash pulled into a long-closed transfer station on Chef Highway in New Orleans East. The Waste Management transfer station — where trash can be dropped off before going to the dump — will be open for 90 days as part of a new plan to try to rid the streets of rotting refuse. It’s now one of two operating in the city. “The transfer station makes this more attractive to operators of garbage trucks,” Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Ramsey Green said.
It’s also part of a new plan Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced to try to get a grip on the growing garbage problem. While Cantrell said she was signing four new contracts — worth $20 million — the deal actually modifies two existing contracts. Ceres Environmental will now be able to haul storm debris and garbage. Its prior contract was only for debris removal. Witt O’Brien’s, a disaster management company, had its contract amended also. It will now monitor Ceres as it works to clean up the city.
“These are two completely separate work streams. Activities are going to happen separately. The resources won’t overlap based on FEMA regulations.” New Orleans Sanitation Director Matt Torri said. Eight Ceres crews began to pick up trash using more than just garbage trucks.
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