Lisle Township can secure waste hauler

Residents living in the unincorporated areas of Lisle Township now can choose to let the township negotiate a refuse agreement for them.

Voters on Tuesday approved the township's proposal that will allow it to contract for a refuse collection, disposal and recycling program on behalf of the residents.

With all 52 precincts reporting, 73 percent of voters supported the measure while 27 percent were opposed, according to unofficial vote totals.

Approval of the advisory referendum will not cost taxpayers additional money. It simply means the township would have the authority to solicit a refuse contractor for those residents who want it.

The township could work with neighboring municipalities such as Naperville and Lisle to add unincorporated residents to those municipal service areas.

Currently residents contract individually with privately owned waste haulers. Residents still could contract individually but would have the option to join the township's collective agreement, officials said.

Township officials say this will create stability in pricing and fees and eliminate having three or four different garbage trucks traveling through a neighborhood.

Homeowners previously had complained about their refuse providers. Complaints included constant changes in policy, no discounts for seniors and increasing fees.