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Creve Coeur approves five-year Republic Services contract as city trash costs rise
Summary
Creve Coeur council approved a five-year contract with Republic Services that raises the city's annual residential trash and recycling costs from about $865,000 to just over $1.1 million and replaces the bag-and-tag yard-waste program with a subscription model.
Creve Coeur officials approved a five-year contract with Republic Services to provide residential trash, recycling and yard-waste services, a deal city staff say preserves service levels but increases the annual municipal cost.
City Administrator Mark Perkins told the council the city currently pays roughly $865,000 annually for residential trash services; the new negotiated contract will increase the cost to just over $1,100,000 a year and includes a 5% annual increase. Perkins said the city considered market options but found limited competition among capable haulers in the…
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