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DeKalb renews Pratt Recycling contract despite higher processing fee; contamination rates improve
Summary
DeKalb’s PWI committee approved a second renewal with Pratt Recycling Inc. through Oct. 31, 2026. The vendor is increasing the county’s processing fee from $65 to $80 per ton, while the county reported contamination rates for single‑stream recycling have fallen to roughly 20%.
The DeKalb County Public Works & Infrastructure committee approved the second renewal of the county’s residential single‑stream recycling and commercial paper processing contract with Pratt Recycling Incorporated, exercising the renewal option through Oct. 31, 2026 and authorizing an amount not to exceed $560,000.
Director Lemke described the renewal as a "good news/bad news" situation: Pratt is raising the processing rate from $65 per ton to $80 per ton, which will increase costs, but the department has seen a…
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