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Authority extends recycling operations agreement; retrofit recovered more cardboard and cut operator fees

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County · April 8, 2026
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Summary

The board extended an operations and maintenance agreement with Circular Services (formerly Sims) for three years after staff said a 2025 $8 million retrofit recovered about 800 tons of cardboard per month and produced approximately $350,000 in annual additional revenue; the amendment also reduces the operator processing fee by about $72,000 per year.

The Solid Waste Authority approved a three-year extension of the operations and maintenance agreement with Circular Services (formerly Sims Municipal Recycling), citing gains from a recent retrofit of the recovered materials processing facility.

Staff said a 2025…

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