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Anacortes council extends Waste Management contract one year, directs staff to negotiate longer-term terms
Summary
The City Council approved a one-year amendment to its residential recycling and organics collection contract with Waste Management and asked staff to negotiate terms for a new, longer contract while exploring alternatives and policy changes tied to state recycling reform.
Anacortes City Council on July 21 approved a one-year extension to the city's residential recyclables and organics collection contract with Waste Management and signaled support for staff to negotiate a longer-term replacement contract.
The council voted to authorize the mayor to sign the amendment extending the current agreement through July 1, 2027, with Waste Management notifying the city it will apply a roughly 6% price increase that will take effect with the renewed term. “So this is an extension of the contract for an additional year,” Public Works Director Andy Rayum told the council, and he recommended approval to allow time for a…
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