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Council votes to end municipal commercial recycling pickup, gives businesses 90 days to arrange service
Summary
Council agreed to stop municipal commercial recycling pickup — a program that cost about $65,000 annually — and will send businesses 90 days’ notice to contract with ACUA or private vendors.
Councilman Polistina said the city was spending about $65,000 annually to pick up commercial recycling and presented a list of businesses currently served by the municipal contract. He asked whether the council wanted to continue providing pickup when the ACUA transitions residents to automated carts.
After discussion about which entities would remain covered by the city fee and the ACUA's ability to finance new resident carts for five years, members agreed to eliminate municipal commercial recycling pickup for businesses, give businesses 90 days' notice, and coordinate the transition with ACUA. Councilwoman Kern and others noted the city historically provided recycling service but cited cost pressures and contract changes as rationale for ending the service.
