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Staff outlines transfer station plan: vendor change, projected savings and air-burner proposal
Summary
Streets staff described a transfer station proposal that would compact city garbage for landfill haul, noted the city generates ~12,000 tons/year, and said a partial shift to Waste Management (at $45/ton) could reduce disposal costs; staff proposed buying ejector trailers and later an air burner to expand brush processing and recycling revenue.
Lyndon, speaking for streets and sanitation, described the city’s transfer-station plan as a way to compact city garbage, haul it to a regional landfill and generate revenue through tipping fees and expanded services. “We produce 12,000 tons a year and the county produces 10,000,” Lyndon said, adding the county diverts roughly 2,000 tons annually through recycling.
Lyndon told the committee the city currently pays about $55.89 per ton to the incumbent contractor (CWS), which translates to roughly $700,000 annually for…
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