Schertz council awards solid-waste franchise to Frontier, approves new rates and code updates

Schertz City Council on Tuesday approved a franchise agreement with Frontier Waste Solutions to provide residential and commercial solid-waste and recycling service, and adopted related fee and code changes that will standardize service citywide and raise monthly residential rates.

City staff framed the package as a coordinated set of changes to equalize service levels across Schertz and to update the municipal code to match the new franchise contract. “So let’s talk trash,” said Sarah Gonzales, assistant city manager, during her presentation of the proposals. Gonzales told the council the contract would start July 1 and would require new polycarts, trucks no older than four years and daily performance reports from the vendor.

The council approved the franchise agreement (ordinance 25F014) on a 5–1 vote, approving staff’s recommendation for “Option 1”: once‑a‑week garbage in a 96‑gallon cart, recycling every other week in a 96‑gallon cart, and bulk/brush collection every other week, plus an on‑demand household hazardous‑waste pickup added at $1.10 per month. The vote followed public hearings in which residents raised concerns about cart size, storage at homes governed by homeowners associations and the frequency of brush and recycling collections.

Why it matters: staff said the current system divides Schertz into two service tiers (about…