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Grand Prairie approves 13‑year Republic Services franchise, moves city toward carts and phased rollout
Summary
The council approved a 13‑year franchise with Republic Services that phases out bagged trash and provides 96‑gallon carts for trash and recycling, establishes a phased rollout beginning April 2026 and sets an additional $6.56 monthly charge for a second garbage cart.
The Grand Prairie City Council on Jan. 6 approved a 13‑year franchise agreement with Republic Services (doing business as Republic Services of Arlington) to provide automated cart service for residential garbage and recycling and to phase out bagged trash.
Staff explained the new contract would deliver 96‑gallon carts for trash and recycling, that bulky and brush collection would be handled by a separate truck on the same service day, and that the city will phase implementation area by area, starting with a phase‑1 rollout in April 2026 for…
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