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Council discusses residential recycling options, account audit and potential cost impacts
Summary
City staff and Waste Management discussed the city’s recycling service model, an ongoing account audit, and possible cost effects of allowing residents to opt out of subscription recycling. Council asked staff to gather more data before taking policy action.
Liberty Lake staff and Waste Management briefed the City Council Wednesday on residential recycling subscription rules and an ongoing account audit that could change the city’s billing picture.
Ben (city staff) described the current arrangement as an automatic subscription model: residential garbage customers are automatically enrolled in recycling service. He said Waste Management’s commodity credits — the per-account credit tied to the value of recyclables — have rebounded and are currently contributing to lower net monthly rates. Ben told the council an option that would let customers opt out of…
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