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Board recommends GFL to continue village curbside trash and recycling service starting 2026
Summary
After reviewing proposals from GFL and Harder's Lakeside Disposal, the Board of Public Works recommended awarding the village curbside trash and recycling contract to GFL. The contract would run under current terms through 2025 and take effect Jan. 1, 2026; the board discussed cart replacement, tipping fees, and DNR recycling grant reporting.
The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works on March 25 voted to recommend that the village continue its curbside trash and recycling collection contract with GFL, with a new contract to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and the current contract to remain in place through Dec. 31, 2025.
Mr. Kober, Director of Public Works, said the village solicited proposals and received two bids: Harder's Lakeside Disposal and GFL. He said GFL’s proposal includes supplying carts and not charging for replacement carts; Harder's initially proposed a $100 replacement‑cart fee that staff negotiated. Kober described the village’s preference to keep its existing carts when possible and said GFL agreed to provide replacement carts when needed without a fee.
The nut graf: the recommendation picks a vendor the village staff judged to offer competitive rates and terms (including no charge for cart replacement and a five‑year price arrangement with a maximum 4% annual increase), while the board discussed longstanding concerns about tipping fees and maintaining DNR recycling grant eligibility.
Board members noted contract terms would lock prices for the initial five‑year period, subject to a cost‑of‑living increase not to exceed 4% annually. Staff said the contract includes provisions for tipping‑fee and fuel‑surcharge adjustments; a fuel surcharge clause would take effect if fuel prices exceed a specified threshold (staff cited $4.50 per gallon as the relevant trigger for surcharge adjustments). Kober also said GFL routes material through a West Bend transfer station and the Horicon recycling center, and that GFL had recently upgraded its recycling processing equipment.
Staff reported the village receives approximately $11,000 a year in DNR Responsible Unit grant funds for recycling and curbside activities and that the village is monitoring per‑capita tonnage thresholds used by the DNR; plastics becoming lighter is making tonnage targets harder to meet, staff said.
Motion to recommend GFL passed on a voice vote after a motion from Hollenberger and second by Mitchell; the chair called for “aye” and the motion carried with no recorded opposition.
Ending: Staff will forward the recommendation to the Village Board and finalize contract terms, including the schedule to keep the existing contract in effect through 2025 and transition a new agreement for Jan. 1, 2026.
