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Ames proposes curbside recycling RFP for Story County partners; participation optional, questions remain about billing and long-term disposal
Summary
Ames staff will issue an RFP for curbside recycling (96-gallon carts, every-other-week service) and offer pricing for partner communities as an optional "tag-on"; per-capita fee remains $10.50 but attendees pressed for billing mechanisms, diversion accountability and countywide long-term landfill planning.
City staff said they will prepare a curbside recycling request for proposals (RFP) that would offer a standard curbside option (every-other-week service in a 96-gallon cart) and alternative drop-off solutions for communities where curbside is not practical. "We're going to get pricing for both," Brian Phillips said, describing plans to request pricing for Ames and, optionally, for each partner community so municipalities can choose to join the contract or pursue different arrangements.
Phillips said the city council authorized preparing…
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