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Council members urged to review expired waste contract after recycling pickup resumes with Cleveland
Summary
A council member asked staff to add review of the city's expired waste-collection contract with Cleveland; Cleveland is expected to resume taking recyclables and reportedly offered roughly $25/ton versus the city's current cost of about $51–$52 with Rumkey.
A council member asked that the council add a review of the city’s waste-collection contract with Cleveland to a future agenda after staff reported recent movement on the issue.
According to council discussion, the city's contract with Cleveland expired about 18 months ago. The council member said Mr. Butler and service staff had been in contact and that Cleveland is prepared to resume taking the city’s recyclables; the member said the reported charge would be about $25 per ton compared with what the city has paid to Rumkey—about $51–$52 per ton—potentially lowering tonnage costs and reducing vehicle time and wear because garbage and recycling could be handled at the same facility.
Sandy, recognized by the chair, cautioned that Cleveland had previously suspended curbside recycling because contamination rates were high; she said Cleveland had moved to an opt-in program and suggested the council should ask for Cleveland’s current participation and contamination statistics before relying on the reported price change.
Council members asked staff to keep the item on the radar and to share any written contract or formal offer from Cleveland when it becomes available; no contractual action was taken at the meeting.
