Commissioners authorize Republic Services to file landfill permit modification; operator says collection resumed

Jul 29, 2026

Polk County authorized Republic Services (operating as SanTech Environmental of Texas) to submit a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit modification for the Polk County Regional Waste Management Facility (MSW-1384A) at no cost to the county; Republic representatives said citizen drop-off and collection stations had returned to service earlier that week.

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The court authorized Republic Services, the contracted operator of Polk County’s regional landfill, to submit a permit-modification application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Polk County Regional Waste Management Facility (municipal solid waste permit MSW-1384A) at no county cost.

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