4th of July Holiday Pickup

Chef Container & Westshore Transfer Station will be closed Wednesday July 4, 2007

Refuse, Recycling & Yard Waste Pickup Days will shift as follows
Monday & Tuesday - regular pickup
Wednesday will be picked up Thursday
Thursday will be picked up Friday
Friday will be picked up Saturday

Memorial Day - Holiday Week

May 28, 2007 is Memorial Day.
Chef Container & Westshore Transfer Station will be closed.
Pickups Days will be one day later then usual.

Grand Rapids Press - City hires new garbage hauler

MiLive.com - City hires new garbage hauler
Chef Container has been hired as the new City of Holland garbage collector.

"It wasn't just a low bid of $2.6 million that helped Chef Container seal the deal. Being a local company and having a strong recycling program also were pluses.
Councilman Mike Trethewey said he saw Chef's proposal as the next evolution for a community that has been a leader in garbage collection and recycling. "

Click on the link above to read the full Grand Rapids Press article.

Grand Rapids Press - Garbage haulers make case for city contract

Garbage haulers make case for city contract
Click on the link above to read a recent article in the Grand Rapids Press about Chef Container.

City of Holland Residents - Get rid of your trash for free Saturday

Get rid of your trash for free Saturday
Click on the link above for the GR Press article.
Residents will be asked to provide identification from 6:30 am - noon.

Grand Rapids Press - Upstart in line for trash contract

The Grand Rapids Press has an article in today's Lakeshore Edition about Chef Container & The City of Holland's Waste Hauling Contract. The article is not currently available online.
The Press gave an accurate description of how our recycling is different from the competitors saying "Steele proposes collecting trash and recyclable at the same time. Recyclables would be placed in a yellow bag, provided and distributed by Chef at no additional cost to customers."

Holland Sentinel - City looking at Trash bids

HollandSentinel.com - City looking at trash bins
Chef Container & Westshore Transfer Station are in the news today because of our proposal for the City of Holland's hauling contract.