Coun. Lily Cheng emphasized the growing concerns over the city's decision to renew contracts for garbage collection, stating, "I think we corner ourselves into creating some kind of monopoly (by contracting out), because the company builds that capacity, and then it's very hard for us to negotiate." This highlights a significant issue regarding the potential lack of competition and difficulty in negotiations moving forward.
General Manager Matt Keliher revealed, "This contract is more expensive than the previous one, as you can appreciate with the increased cost of labour, inflation, cost on vehicles, etc.," underscoring the financial pressures that privatized garbage collection is placing on the city, questioning the previous assumptions of cost savings.
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