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Browning Ferris Industries of Pasadena has purchased Best Disposal's non-commercial trash contracts. Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte intend to put their residential pickup contracts out to bid.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2376
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2331AN
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Best Disposal Co. which holds the Arcadia city contract for waste disposal, is on the brink of being sold to Western Waste Disposal. Collection fees may go up.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2330AN
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City Council approved a 31% rate increase for residential trash pickup in the city. Best Disposal Company had requested an 80% raise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2369
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2324AN
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Arcadia households will be charged $7.15 per month to have Best Disposal Co. pick up their trash, an increase of $2.10.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1986
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2328AN
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After considerable discussion City Council has decided to delay a decision on Best Disposal's request to increase the trash rates by 40.6%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2367
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
Ovtober 23, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
Ovtober 23, 1980
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2322AN
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Best Disposal was awarded the residential trash contract in Arcadia by the City Council on October 15. The action was taken despite the objections of the owner of a competing trash service as to the manner in which the contract was awarded.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1974
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2319AN
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Council has postponed their decision on Best Disposal's request for an increase in the trash pick-up rate pending a study of increases in other cities by other companies. In October, Best asked for a 40% increase. They are now requesting an 80% increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2368
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1981
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2323AN
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Arcadia City Council votes 3-2 to renew contract with Best Disposal.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1983
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2327AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved an extension of the contract with Best Disposal Co. of Monrovia, with increases in refuse rates effective March 1979.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2365
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 14, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 14, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2320AN
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The City Council, in emergency session, cancelled its contract with City Refuse Service and awarded an emergency contract for 90 days to Best Disposal Co. of Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2363
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 12, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 12, 1974
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2318AN
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Best Disposal Company will ask City Council for an approximate 40% increase in rates. Arcadia has had the lowest rates in the Valley for a number of years. A survey of the area shows that Best's request is for a higher rate than the average.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1980
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2321AN
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The Arcadia City Council will receive a recommendation from City Manager George Watts to require an independent audit of Best Disposal's books to justify a proposed rate increase for rubbish collection services. Best is seeking the increase of offset a 100% increase charged them by landfill owners.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1982
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2325AN
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The City's contract with the City Refuse Service Company is being renewed. Proposals will be solicited from other disposal firms and a decision will be reached by mid-July. City Refuse is asking for a rate increase of 30%.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1974
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2317AN
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City Council approved a 7.4% trash fee increase. The raise is tied to a new recycling and automated collection system.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2374
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2329AN
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Council sets hearing on refuse contract bids. Will review top five contract bidders selected by staff.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2371
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1983
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2326AN
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Newco Waste Systems, the city's trash disposal company, is asking residents who participate in the voluntary curbside recycling program to sort their trash more carefully since some are mixing household waste with yard waste.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2356
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 16, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 16, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Recycling
Item ID
2313AN
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Frank Ferris, 68, is a well-known Arcadia interior designer who has been in the decorating business since 1947. His store, Frank Ferris Interiors, has been open for 35 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper774
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1991
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1991
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Frank Ferris Interiors
Item ID
774AN
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General information regarding refuse and refuse disposal

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4286
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1956 p. 1 (protests over rubbish collection)
April 30, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
May 3, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
May 17, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
July 19, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
December 7, 1967 p. 1 (refuse firm under fire)
December 10, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 14, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 17, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 21, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 28, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
February 26, 1969 p. 1 (debris dumping in Santa Anita Basin)
Marh 2, 1969 p. 1 ( " )
March 5, 1969 p. 1 ( " )
June 22, 1969 p. 1 ( " )
February 14, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
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Arcadia Tribune
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April 23, 1956 p. 1 (protests over rubbish collection)
April 30, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
May 3, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
May 17, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
July 19, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
December 7, 1967 p. 1 (refuse firm under fire)
December 10, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 14, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 17, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 21, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
December 28, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
February 26, 1969 p. 1 (debris dumping in Santa Anita Basin)
Marh 2, 1969 p. 1 ( " )
March 5, 1969 p. 1 ( " )
June 22, 1969 p. 1 ( " )
February 14, 1971 p. 1 ( " )
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The Arcadia City Council passed a resolution opposing the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in Irwindale.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 5, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 5, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
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1018AN
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency won a $495,000 settlement for removing toxic waste from 1.6 acres of downtown Arcadia land it bought from Clifford C. Bong and Co. last year. The agency sued Bong in April of 1988 to recover the money it spent to dispose of soil contaminated with high levels of lead, cadmium and hydrocarbon wastes. The agreement was reached two days before the June 27 trial was to begin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper336
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
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336AN
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