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Staff outlines timeline, risks for residential garbage RFP and warns on opt-out complications
Summary
Public works staff recommended a late-May RFP for residential trash collection and flagged problems with 'opt-out' systems used elsewhere; the current Outagamie County recycling agreement runs through 2027 but can be canceled with 180 days' notice.
City public works staff briefed the Board of Public Works on options and risks for a future residential garbage contract and a potential request-for-proposals (RFP).
Robert said he had gathered sample RFPs from other communities and warned that opt-out provisions—where individual properties may opt out of a municipal collection program—have caused recurring operational problems in other jurisdictions. He said an example…
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