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Council to discuss committing city's waste stream after private buyers expand in county
Summary
Councilors said a venture-capital firm has bought regional waste firms and may undercut county transfer rates to capture tonnage; members asked staff to put a discussion on the next agenda about committing Washington Terrace's waste stream to Weber County for a decade or longer.
Council members raised concerns about private companies buying regional waste operators and the potential local consequences during the Oct. 7 meeting.
One councilor described recent purchases of local waste firms (Robinson Waste and Econowaste) by a private investor and said the buyer could undercut the county transfer…
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