Solid Waste advisory panel reports $100,000 recycling fund, urges council to watch landfill costs and recycling changes

Steve Corey, chair of the Solid Waste Advisory Commission, told the Gregory City Council on April 1 that the commission’s community recycling fund balance is roughly $100,000 and that commissioners are refining a plan for how to use those funds.

The update matters because SWAC members said two developments could affect residents’ costs and city services: potential changes in landfill operations that could alter service costs, and recent upgrades at the city’s recycling facility that may change the volume and composition of materials collected.

Corey summarized SWAC activity and monitoring priorities, saying the commission is watching “supplemental services” such as subscription-based glass and yard‑waste pickup to determine whether they should be folded into basic services. He said the CRFP “balance is roughly a hundred thousand dollars” and that…