Rebecca Francik, representing Basin Disposal, reviewed how Pasco's municipal contract works (the city has opted out of Washington's UTC utility model and uses a local contract), explained the company's unlimited weekly set-out policy and drop-box recycling program, and discussed potential impacts from two state bills under consideration.

Francik said Pasco customers may place unlimited extra bags, bundles and boxes beside a 96-gallon cart each week and that a second 96-gallon cart would be available for $2.66 per month in 2026. She described collection equipment and logistics, explained the company uses a Laredo-Gallagher cost method (the same used by UTC) and said the contract contains a 90% CPI pass-through clause for annual adjustments. She noted that CPI adjustments alone do not fully cover long-term cost trends and that formal rate cases every three to five years are the standard way to reset charges.

Francik warned of two state developments likely to affect Pasco: HB1799 (which requires jurisdictions of Pasco's size to provide curbside organics/green waste collection by 2030) and SB5284 (an expansion toward mandatory curbside recycling). She said local organics processing capacity does not currently exist and that a regional solution or processing facility will be required; she also described recycling commodity market volatility and explained why the city's drop-box program is currently cardboard-centric. Council members and members of the public asked about electronics and appliance pickup procedures, illegal haulers, and the prospect of city-led cleanup weeks; Basin staff said advance notice improves service for large-item pickups and offered to collaborate on outreach and a possible designated cleanup week to promote proper use of unlimited service.