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Rutherford County committee approves single‑stream recycling deal with WM Recycle America
Summary
The Rutherford County Purchasing Committee voted Dec. 22 to set a contract with WM Recycle America for single‑stream recycling, contingent on county attorney approval; staff said the negotiated formula yields $50.16 under current market assumptions and includes revenue‑share mechanics tied to commodity prices.
Rutherford County’s Purchasing Committee voted Dec. 22 to set a contract with WM Recycle America to process the county’s single‑stream recycling, moving the program from a pilot to a negotiated processing agreement.
County staff and WM representatives told the committee the agreement would bring mixed recyclables — cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and metal — to WM’s sorting facilities, where WM would charge a processing fee and share revenue from sales of the recovered commodities. "My name is Troy Vaughn. I’m with WM Recycle America," said Troy Vaughn, introducing the company’s team. Paul Farley, who manages WM’s recycling…
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