JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Richard’s Disposal could be picking up garbage in the City of Jackson for another six years.

During a news conference on Monday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said he plans to meet with Richard’s Disposal leadership later this week to finalize an agreement.

The mayor plans to present the contract to the Jackson City Council at a future meeting.

The city’s current emergency contract with Richard’s Disposal is set to expire at the end of March 2024.

During the new request for proposals (RFP) period, Lumumba said only two companies submitted a bid. One of those companies was Richard’s Disposal.

Recently, officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced the City of Jackson was fined $900,000 for failure to pick up residents’ garbage in 2023.

The City of Jackson failed to perform curbside collection and disposal of residential garbage throughout the capital city from April 1, 2023, to April 18, 2023. Lumumba and the City Council could not agree on a garbage vendor.

The city later entered into an emergency contract with Richard’s Disposal for a year.

Richard’s Disposal filed a complaint against the city over the new RFP. Litigation between the City of Jackson and Richard’s Disposal is still pending.