Washington County, Md., officials are rebidding waste and recycling collections contracts after they say their current contractor Apple Valley Waste of Kearneysville, W.Va., proposed “excessive increases” in prices.
The Herald-Mail Media reports that the county awarded Apple Valley contracts last year that gave the county two one-year renewal options. However, according to the report, Apple Valley’s proposed increases include a 257 percent hike from the rate the county was expecting this fiscal year for recycling drop-off center services for cardboard.
