As the current trash removal contract nears expiration at the end of November, Lima City Council will have to look for a new contract. The utilities committee met to discuss the next trash collection contract. There were two bids: one from Waste Management for $19 more a month than the current rate and Rumpke, for $5 more per month than the current rate. 

If you were concerned your trash isn't getting picked up, you may not be alone. We spoke with Lima utilities director Mike Caprella about why that might be. Caprella says that within the city, Rumpke Waste & Recycling covers around 11,000 accounts on a weekly basis. Rumpke is still fairly new to Lima, and with that, Caprella says that there are still a few learning curves that the company is facing. He encourages members of the community to give the utilities office or Rumpke directly a call if there's a problem.