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Baker City to add curbside recycling; contractor says on‑route service will raise rates about 26%

Baker City Council · October 14, 2025
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Baker City Council approved a sanitation contractor’s plan to add on‑route recycling and ordered new trucks and carts; the contractor told council the incremental cost to residential service is about 26%, with an additional ~4.5% to cover inflation since 2023.

Council approved a sanitation rate proposal Oct. 14 after a presentation from Steven Henry of Bigger Sanitary Service outlining plans to move from depot collection to on‑route recycling.

Henry said his company signed a contract with the Circular Action Alliance (CAA), which has provided funding for trucks and carts; orders placed in August include a city route truck and about 4,000 carts. He said the plan aims…

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