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Brown Deer approves five‑year renewal with GFL; recycling fees to rise as commodity costs increase
Summary
The Village Board approved a five‑year contract renewal with GFL for refuse, recycling and yard‑waste collection. Trash pricing will remain tied to CPI; recycling costs include a new $40/ton processing charge and likely future adjustments to the village recycling enterprise fee.
The Village of Brown Deer approved a five‑year contract renewal with GFL (Green For Life) for residential refuse, recycling and yard‑waste collection that takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.
During the meeting Public Works and GFL representatives said curbside trash rates will remain stable under the contract but recycling costs rose because of commodity‑market changes. Jason Strino, Midwest director for GFL, told the board recycling commodity risk and processing costs drove the change: “the cargo in the single stream … that's a…
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