The regional recycling authority is facing competition.
James City County residents who were left without curbside recycling service this month are being offered a chance to continue getting service from their old provider – at a discount to boot.
The Virginia Peninsula’s Public Service Authority board of directors voted late last month to terminate its recycling contract with Tidewater Fiber Corporation effective Sept. 30. That gave little time to affected customers in James City and York Counties and the cities of Williamsburg and Poquoson.
TFC is now offering the approximately 10,000 James City County curbside recycling customers it served the chance to sign up directly with them for $9 a month – a discount over the $10.50 VPPSA was charging them.
“They can keep their service and pay less,” Williamsburg Watch was told by TFC Owner Michael Benedetto. He said TFC has already reached an agreement with the city of Poquoson to continue its recycling service through the city.
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