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Metropolitan subcommittee approves creation of Department of Waste Services, adds quarterly recycling report
Summary
A Metropolitan Council subcommittee voted unanimously to advance an ordinance establishing a Department of Waste Services and adopted an amendment requiring quarterly recycling reporting after members raised persistent pickup problems in District 7.
At a Metropolitan Council subcommittee meeting, members voted 5-0 to advance an ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Metropolitan Code of Law to create the Metropolitan Government Department of Waste Services and approved an amendment requiring quarterly recycling reports.
The ordinance, introduced as item BL2025-819, would formally create a centralized Department of Waste Services. The subcommittee also added a requirement that the department produce a quarterly report detailing recycling volumes and contamination rates, expanding the department’s existing annual-report provision to improve transparency about where collected recycling is sent.
The item drew immediate attention from Councilmember Benedick, who raised a six-month…
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