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Council approves short-term plan for municipal recycling, seeks longer study of consolidated waste collection
Summary
The City Council on May 19 approved a short-term and phased approach to Burlington's recycling program: recruitment and retention incentives for DPW recycling crews, issuing an RFPQ to haulers for three- to five-year operating proposals while staff build a municipal full-cost model, and asking a committee to present a consolidated-collection plan by November 2025.
City Councilors on May 19 approved a four-part motion to stabilize Burlington's curbside recycling service in the short term and to develop both a municipal operating model and competitive pricing information as the city considers longer-term options.
What the council approved
The motion endorsed four linked steps: 1) authorize the Department of Public Works director to execute a recruitment and retention memorandum of agreement with AFSCME Local 1343 (bonuses and hiring incentives to recruit recycling drivers and helpers); 2) issue a request for price quotes (RFPQ) to area haulers for a possible three- to five-year contracted recycling operation while budgeted municipal options are refined; 3) develop, in parallel, a full-cost municipal operating model for recycling to allow a side-by-side comparison with private proposals; and 4) ask the Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee to work with staff on a…
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