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Council accepts Waste Connections CPI rate adjustment; company confirms new contract rate increase of 3%
Summary
Waste Connections notified the city of a contractually allowed annual CPI adjustment. The company representative told council the 2025 adjustment is 3%, driven by labor and landfill disposal cost increases; council accepted the update and asked for the written notice to be filed.
A Waste Connections representative told Manvel City Council on May 5 that the company will apply a contractually permitted annual CPI adjustment to residential collection rates; the company said the 2025 adjustment is 3%.
At the meeting the company explained the increase is primarily driven by higher labor costs and a landfill disposal cost increase of about 7% that the hauler passed on to customers. City staff said the carrier is required to provide written notice documenting the change; council accepted the annual adjustment and asked the company to provide the formal letter for the record.
Why it matters: Citizens will see a modest increase in their monthly residential cart fee for collection service; council noted that the contract anticipates indexed adjustments and municipal action is limited where the contract contains the CPI pass‑through.
What’s next: Waste Connections will submit the written notice and staff will include the CPI change in the consent agenda or vendor billing communications as appropriate.
Ending: Council accepted the notification; no further city action was taken beyond requesting the official written letter.
