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Boerne staff outlines same‑day trash and recycling rollout, reviews recent Waste Management rate history
Summary
City staff told the council the Waste Management contract will move residents to same‑day trash and recycling beginning the week of Jan. 5, 2026, reviewed recent rate steps tied to the 2024 contract and described outreach plans including mailings and signage.
Nick Montenegro, a city staff presenter, told the Boerne City Council on Dec. 9 that the city will move to same‑day trash and recycling service under its Waste Management (WM) contract and reviewed the contract's rate history and outreach plan.
Montenegro said the council approved a new WM contract in December 2024 that raised the WM base charge from $15.73 to $19.79 in January 2025. He said a subsequent, planned increment — described in the presentation as a proposed increase from $19.79 to $20.79 tied to deployment of a new truck to enable same‑day service — did not take effect because the asset's delivery slipped later in the year. Montenegro said the city decided not to apply an…
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