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Council awards contract to build city compost yard at Balenzuela landfill
Summary
City awarded a contract to JE Construction Services to build a compost facility at the J.C. Elliott/Balenzuela landfill. The facility will process biosolids and source‑separated organics into compost for parks and city use, and is intended to divert organics from the landfill and reduce long‑term disposal costs.
The City Council approved a construction contract today to build a municipal compost yard at the J.C. Elliott (Balenzuela) landfill. The winning bid came from JE Construction Services of Corpus Christi.
What the project will do: The compost yard will receive biosolids from the wastewater treatment plant and source‑separated organic materials such as curbside brush and certain food wastes. The city will combine organic feedstocks in windrows (long, turned rows of mixed organic material), manage…
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