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Johnson County board approves Republic compactor rental with plastics requirement; legal review pending
Summary
The Johnson County Solid Waste Management District board voted 4-1 to move forward with Republic for a compactor rental after amending the motion to require acceptance of plastics numbered 1–7; the contract remains subject to legal review.
The Johnson County Solid Waste Management District board voted 4–1 on March 10 to proceed with a compactor rental from Republic, amending the motion to require that the vendor accept plastics numbered 1–7 and to include that requirement in the contract for legal review.
Board members debated three written quotes before the vote. Jesse, the district director, read the proposals into the record: Waste Management offered two rental scenarios (a $2.50 or $5.50 monthly rental depending on whether an existing compactor could be reused), a $120-per-ton processing fee, a $250 haul rate and a contamination charge of $150 per ton, yielding an estimated monthly total of $1,220 or…
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