For some time now, the Borough of
Souderton has considered whether to go to a contracted single hauler trash system
for its residents. The decision to do so
was made at a recent public meeting where Borough Council awarded a new
three-year $1.7 million Waste Collection and Recycling Contract to local waste
service company J. P. Mascaro & Sons.
Under
the contract, which will start on January 1, 2016, Mascaro will serve over
2,000 households and will provide Borough residents with once-a-week curbside
trash and single stream recycling services using vendor-provided 96 gallon and
64 gallon wheeled toters.In a single
stream recycling system, all of the different types of recyclables can be mixed
together in one container.The Borough’s
contract with Mascaro also allows each household to put out additional trash
cans, if needed, as well as one bulk item per week, for collection.
Company
Director of Sales and Marketing, Sam Augustine, who appeared before Borough
Council on several occasions to answer questions Council had before converting
to a “single hauler system” said, “We are extremely happy to add the Borough of
Souderton to the growing list of area municipalities that use our company for
contracted trash and recycling services, and we look forward to serving Borough
residents for years to come.”
Augustine
added, “The trend today is that more municipalities are changing to a single
hauler contract system to meet their trash and recycling needs.The reasons for this change include economy,
efficiency, reduced truck traffic and roadway wear and tear, reduced noise,
neighborhood safety, greater vendor accountability, and more municipality
control.”
Speaking
to the new contract award, company President, Pat Mascaro, said, “Our company
provides contracted trash and recycling services to a large number of
Pennsylvania municipalities, but it is really special when we earn a new
service contract from a ‘home area community’ such as the Borough of
Souderton.”Mascaro added, “We are a
Montgomery County founded and based company, and our Souderton operating
division is the company’s oldest.To be
able to serve the Borough and its residents is a real honor and we greatly
appreciate the opportunity.”
The
Borough’s recyclables will most likely go to “TotalRecycle,” Mascaro’s new
multi-million dollar 72,000 square foot single stream recycling center in
Exeter Township, Pennsylvania. That
center is immediately adjacent to the Mascaro-owned Pioneer Crossing
Landfill. TotalRecycle’s single stream
technology is tops in the business, and the facility is scheduled to open in
late 2015 or early 2016.