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City staff: loss of landfill business forced sanitation budget cuts, staff transfers; no layoffs reported
Summary
City public works staff told the Wellington City Council that the city lost roughly 53% of its landfill volume after its largest hauler was bought by another company, costing the city more than $400,000 in revenue in 2024; the department cut about $120,000 and shifted employees by transfer and attrition, council was told.
Jeremy, a public works staff member, told the Wellington City Council on Oct. 7 that the city lost a major source of landfill revenue after its largest hauler from Sedgwick County was acquired by another company.
"Due to some circumstances outside of our control, our largest hauler out of the Sedgwick County area was bought up by another company. They are no longer bringing that trash down to our facility. That was about 53% of the total volume in 2024," Jeremy said. He told the council that represented a revenue loss of "400,000 plus" dollars and forced the…
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