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Houston recycling contractor and council face criticism over wait times and contaminated loads
Summary
FCC Environmental Services, which operates the city’s materials recovery facility, told council members that logistics and a single drop‑off site have driven long waits and rising contamination rates.
Houston residents and council members pressed FCC Environmental Services on recycling delays, long drop‑off waits and a rising contamination rate at the city's single designated materials recovery facility.
Daniel Rumsey, regional vice president for FCC Environmental Services, told the City Council the company operates the city’s MRF and that the facility handles material for millions of residents across the region. "We have been proudly managing the City's recycling since 2019 through our state of the art materials recovery facility," Rumsey said.
Council members and residents described long truck queues and curbside problems after the city consolidated drop‑off operations. Rumsey said the change to a single drop‑off…
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