3 Trash Haulers Bid For Tredyffrin Trash Pickup

TREDYFFRIN, PA —With complaints from residents piling in about trash not being collected timely by private haulers, Tredyffrin Township is on track to implement municipal trash collection by January 2024.

William F. Martin, township manager, said Monday that the township received bids from three trash haulers by the Aug. 24 deadline to bid for hauling trash in the 19-square mile township.

The trash companies are A.J. Blosenski Inc., Honey Brook; Whitetail Disposal, Perkiomenville; and J.P. Mascaro & Sons, Audubon.

A decision is expected to be reached at the Sept. 18 township meeting at 1100 DuPortail Road, Berwyn.

There are 7,118 housing units and 31,944 residents in the township. There are 150 miles of roadway.

In the meantime, two trash haulers, A.J. Blosenski and Whitetail Disposal, Perkiomenville, are still collecting trash.

At Monday night's meeting, residents aired complaints about Blosenski not being reliable, resulting in trash cans being left out on the curbs for days before it is collected.

The residents also complained about not being able to contact Blosenski by telephone to air the problems.

Resident Jenna Brennan asked the supervisors for a status update on trash collection.

“I see alarming emails about Blosenski not honoring their duties,” she said, noting she uses Whitetail. “I hope Blosenski is not in the running."

Martin said the staff is in the process of reviewing the three bids.

Supervisor Sharon Humble said she lives on a small street where most of the residents use Blosenski.

“There have been tons of trash piling up,” she said.

Supervisor K.S. Bhaskar said he also has heard a lot of complaints.

A.J. Blosenski was a family-owned company that was acquired by Waste Connections in September.

Blosenski recently sent a note to customers apologizing for service interruptions, noting the company is experiencing staff shortages.

“We share in your frustration with these challenges and want you to know that we are aggressively hiring and training additional staff while retaining the valued members we do have,” Blosenski said in the letter.

Trash problems elsewhere

Neighboring East Whiteland Township has issued two non-traffic citations to Blosenski and Waste Connection for violating the township code.

Timely trash pickup is also a problem in Limerick Township.

State Rep. Joe Ciresi, who represents portions of western Montgomery County, said he hopes to have a House Democratic committee hearing on the issue.

Ciresi, who resides in Limerick, said A.J. Blosenski has not been picking up on time in the Limerick area, noting he has received several dozen complaints.

Ciresi said that late trash pickup could become a public health issue if it continues.