Trash pickup operations in Jackson will begin again on Wednesday following the city council’s approval of a one-year emergency contract with Richard’s Disposal. On Tuesday afternoon, members of the council and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba convened for a special meeting to vote on one item on the agenda, designating Richard’s.
Jackson officials appeared in the Hinds County Chancery Court on Monday morning for a hearing to decide if the city council can begin contract negotiations with a trash collection company. The capital city has not had a contract with a garbage disposal company for over two weeks, with city council.