Once again, trash is a topic of conversation literally in West Whiteland. Tonight’s board meeting also has some thing about excepting or rejecting A.J Blosenski’s latest contract. Forget about the fact that a have literally done a crap job everywhere for the past couple of years. Focus on the fact that they are talking a significant cost increase. Add to the conversation that one supervisor has been working to prove that the whole concept of going in house with trash means and how it can work and save money. But you have two of the supervisors who are townhouse development dwellers whom I think do not get it. And the one supervisor lives in a development that has private hauling, so she literally has zero clue as to the reality of living with AJ Blosenski now owned by Waste Connections. That being said she loves to ask for “data” to study while she contemplates her navel so she should try this on for size: there is a class action suit against Blosenski now. Possibly multiple class actions.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis-crt-ed-pen/116103432.html
https://www.ajbclassactionsettlement.com
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I will be honest when I lived in a municipality that had their own refuse removal, it worked better. Things weren’t missed, if something happened you could speak to a real person, etc. And it was less expensive in the end then having to pay for private trash removal.
Class action suits heating up means that the litigation costs get passed through to customers, including municipalities, which means taxpayers in said municipalities are also carrying the water on this.
Those postcards were received today by Tredyffrin residents, so you know sooner or later it will make it’s way around.
I will leave you with the numbers on A.J. Blosenski. And I will QUOTE West Whiteland Township:
For comparison, the current contracted rate for 2024 is $800,245. The proposed 2026 rate of $1,454,399.96 represents an 81.7% increase in hauling costs.
West Whiteland residents do you want an increase of 81.7 % ? I wouldn’t.
The meeting is this evening September 25th at 6:30 PM. You can go in person to 101 Commerce Drive in Exton or you can attend by zoom. Here is the packet link which includes zoom link at the top:
https://www.westwhiteland.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09252024-1373
LAST Tuesday a.m. our red recycle bucket was left untouched. It was put out the night before as usual, between the cars, on the sidewalk like everyone else. This was the normal procedure for 14 years. Blosenski was called to report the omission. After a few hours and a second call, operator was asked to switch to a manager. After a discussion the “manager” repeatedly insisted that it was our error and the bucket was never there, implying that we were lying. It was resolved after the manager stated “we will pardon, as a courtesy, this one time ONLY. ” In other words, we are put on notice. How rude was this, stating we were lying to them. Perhaps this incident was spurred on because we rejected the heavy, large new trash bucket because there are stairs both front and back of our townhouse and no place to store one. At 86 plus and 90 year old, no way can they be lifted. We have a low amount of trash, no kids or pets. In the past, Blosenski’s was a good garbage company with good public relations that seemed to take pride in their name. Courtesy goes a long way. With out it is the wrong way.