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Cheyenne solid waste budget stresses route optimization, compost expansion and a landfill lifespan estimate of 55–60 years
Summary
Sanitation manager Austin Reiner and landfill manager Sam Quantetrini presented FY26 solid waste plans, including rerouted residential collection, expanded compost work, an increase in grazing revenue at Belvoir Ranch and an estimated Happy Jack Landfill lifespan of roughly 55–60 years under current assumptions.
Sanitation Manager Austin Reiner and landfill manager Sam Quantetrini reviewed the solid waste division’s FY26 budget and operational changes, detailing customer counts, recent routing work and near-term needs.
Reiner told council the division serves about "24,000 residential and 2,400 commercial customers." He said the department disposes of "about 20 250 tons of waste daily at our Happy Jack Landfill site," a phrase used in the presentation that staff characterized as an approximate operational figure and that council members asked to verify in follow-up…
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