Borough Awards Ferretti Carting Recycling Contract

Responding to concerns about the lack of consistency with curbside recycling pick-ups by Ferretti Carting, Inc., New Milford's Mayor and Council decided to go out to bid for recycling services.

Danny Ferretti, principal owner of the company, had explained to the Mayor and Council that paper recycling pick-up is delayed primarily because residents regularly include heavy cardboard with paper, which he has been picking up despite the fact that his contract with the town was for paper only and did not include heavy cardboard, which would be an additional cost. This time around, in bidding for recycling contracts, the Mayor and Council agreed to include heavy cardboard in the contract when they went out to bid.

Of the two bids that came in, Ferretti Carting came in the lowest at $115,000 for residential and $35,000 for the apartments and schools. Both are annual contracts with a renewable option.

The current contract is less than Ferretti's previous contract for $145,000 for residential and and $54,000 for apartments and schools.