CRESTVIEW, Fla., Aug. 21, 2022—The City of Crestview will have a new sanitation service provider beginning Oct. 1.

Adams Sanitation received a unanimous vote by the city council at the May 22 meeting to provide garbage and refuse removal for citizens and businesses.

With the WastePro contract ending Oct. 1, the council decided earlier this year to request proposals for city garbage service.

Submissions were received from WastePro, Waste Management, Amwaste and Adams Sanitation.

A committee of six city staff members and one resident used a weighted scoring system that included:

• Collection service fee — 30 percent
• Customer service — 25 percent
• Innovative approach — 15 percent
• Technical proposal — 10 percent
• References — 10 percent
• Transition plan — 5 percent
• Women or minority-owned — 5 percent.

After scoring, Waste Management, Adams Sanitation and WastePro were selected as the top three and invited to present their proposals in person.

After hearing presentations and deliberating, the committee submitted a recommendation for Adams Sanitation to the council.

“Adams Sanitation has been aggressively working to meet the needs of the citizens of Crestview,” Public Services Director Mike Criddle said. “We are working closely with their transition team as we approach the October first start date.”

While Adams provides residential service at the lowest fee of the companies that submitted proposals, citizens will see up to an $11.03 increase for standard residential collection. Residents will begin seeing this increase on their November bill.

“It’s vital for our residents to understand that even if the council decided to extend WastePro’s contract, there would be a price increase in the fall,” said City Manager Tim Bolduc. “I believe Adams will provide a level of service our citizens haven’t experienced in years with the lowest possible impact to their bank account.”

Adams will begin delivering new trash carts in September. These will include a 96-gallon refuse cart and a 96-gallon cart for recyclables. Pickup service begins Oct. 1.

Additionally, most residents will not see a change in their pickup schedule. 

Adams has provided a landing page on its website for residents to visit with frequently asked questions and helpful information, such as what type of trash is recyclable and what refuse is hazardous at https://adamssanitation.com/crestview/.

Adams also has a free app that goes live in September for residents to report issues, request a bulk pickup, determine how items should be disposed of and set reminders for pickup days.

“We are excited to begin serving the residents of our hometown,” Public Relations Manager Nat Mize said. “Our goal is to provide service to the community that will lead to a cleaner, tidier and even more beautiful city.”

Chance Leavins, public information manager, City of Crestview