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Wausau committee votes to seek bids for residential solid-waste and recycling service
Summary
The Public Health and Safety Committee directed staff to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for the city’s residential refuse and recycling contract, asking for proposals that include the hauler-owned cart option and yard-waste/Christmas-tree pickup; staff will refine terms and may bring results to a special meeting or the finance committee.
The Wausau Public Health and Safety Committee voted to issue a request for proposals for the city’s residential solid-waste and recycling contract after staff described contract history and the options available for renewal.
Finance Director Mary Anne (last name not specified) told the committee that the current contract with Harter’s Fox Valley Disposal includes hauler-owned carts and that buying city-owned carts in 2016 would have cost roughly $1.8 million. The 10-year contract awarded previously amortized carts through the hauler; those carts remain owned by Harter’s,…
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