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Council hears options to keep source-separated recycling or move to single-stream automated collection
Summary
Following Jefferson County changes to recycling subsidies and tipping fees, staff presented two options: maintain source-separated curbside collection or amend the collection contract to move to single-stream automated collection (potentially adding a $2–$3/month pass-through).
City staff and contractor representatives briefed the council on two response options after Jefferson County ended a previous recycling subsidy. Staff described option 1 as continuing source-separated curbside collection under the existing contract through its 2030 term. Option 2 would amend the city’s collection contract to switch to automated single-stream pickup, purchase or amortize automated trucks and likely extend the contract term to recoup equipment costs.
The county change removes a prior subsidy and creates new pass-through costs for municipal recycling.…
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