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Committee renews Pratt Recycling contract as contamination falls but rates rise
Summary
DeKalb County approved a second renewal with Pratt Recycling despite a proposed rate increase from $65 to $80 per ton; staff reported contamination rates have fallen from roughly 36% to about 20% and said they will pursue competitive options in the next procurement cycle.
DeKalb County’s Public Works sanitation staff on Oct. 7 asked the PWI committee to exercise the second renewal option with Pratt Recycling for processing residential single-stream recycling, commercial cardboard and mixed paper, and commissioners approved the renewal.
Director Lemke told the committee that Pratt proposed a per-ton rate increase from $65 to $80. He said the…
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