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Committee recommends Waste Management contract, says recycling options possible
Summary
After reviewing three proposals, the streets committee recommended Waste Management to operate the city's transfer station, projecting up to $100,000 in annual savings and exploring curbside single-stream recycling with grant support.
The Streets and Sanitation Committee recommended that the full Board of Mayor and Aldermen approve Waste Management as the transfer-station operator after soliciting three proposals, city staff said.
Staff analyzed bids from Capital Waste Services (the incumbent), Waste Management, and Meridian and concluded Waste Management was the lowest-cost option and could use the city’s existing staff and equipment. Staff estimated potential savings to the solid-waste fund of about $100,000 per year if the city selects Waste Management.
Tom Brandon, identified by staff as a Waste Management executive for the Tennessee area, described curbside single-stream recycling opportunities and grant programs that can help the city acquire trucks and carts. "We are the uh largest waste and recycling company in North America…cardboard is your biggest commodity right now," Brandon said, noting material-recovery facilities in Nashville and logistical considerations for transportation and destinations.
Committee members asked about recycling logistics and whether curbside collection would be available; Brandon said single-stream curbside collection is feasible and grant funding may offset startup costs. The committee moved, seconded and approved the recommendation to forward the Waste Management contract to the full board; Waste Management is expected to present to the board with a fuller proposal and answer questions there.
