There’s a new firm collecting garbage and cleaning the streets in the French Quarter. It’s the first time the city has changed waste collection vendors since shortly after Hurricane Katrina.
According to a report in The Advocate, the new contract is with Empire Janitorial Sales and Services, based in Metairie. It's worth $3.9 million annually.
The contract covers sanitation services in the French Quarter and the Central Business District. Upkeep of those areas has been a major focus of city officials in the past, because of the importance of a clean French Quarter and CBD for bringing in tourists.
Under the terms of the bid, the city can also start glass recycling in the French Quarter as soon as this spring.