(La Porte, IN) - La Porte residents still with RTS trash totes from the city’s former waste hauler will finally be rid of them by the end of next month.

 

According to the mayor’s office, the city and Lake Shore Recycling and Disposal will collect the totes from residents throughout the city on September 23rd.

 

“This retrieval is long overdue,” said Mayor Tom Dermody.

 

The totes were owned by the city’s former trash disposal provider, Recycle Track Systems, whose four-year contract with the city was not renewed earlier this year.  RTS was replaced by Waste Management.

 

“Since the day our administration took office, RTS has been nothing short of impossible to do business with. “We’ve tried for months to contact them and work out a plan to retrieve their totes without any success and are now taking matters into our own hands,” Dermody said.

 

In order for pick-up to occur, Dermody said totes need to be:

• Moved to the curb (not in garages or on personal property);
• Completely emptied of any trash or belongings; and
• Placed out for pick-up no later than 6 a.m. on the morning of retrieval.

In help in the process, Dermody encouraged residents with totes to email their address to utilitybilling@cityoflaportein.gov.