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Commissioners approve new electronics-recycling contract, county to keep fee-based model
Summary
After reviewing proposals, the county accepted a one-year award to Reworld that keeps a per-pound fee model (50¢ per pound) and expands accepted materials, while county staff warned about the unpredictability of manufacturer-supported, free-to-resident programs.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a one-year contract award for the county’s electronics-recycling program and agreed to continue a fee-based model that county recycling staff said is more predictable than manufacturer-supported programs.
Pinch-hitting for the recycling program, county presenter Kirk Crookstoner summarized responses to the county’s RFP and said the county received two manufacturer-supported proposals and five non-manufacturer-supported proposals. The county’s recycling-waste board recommended keeping the…
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