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Board recommends continuing Rumpke collection and recycling processing contracts
Summary
Board reviewed consortium bid results and recommended awarding collection and recycling processing to Rumpke; staff said processing could cost up to $35/ton in the worst markets and noted the city has historically paid processing fees to support diversion.
The Sustainability Advisory Board recommended that City Council continue with Rumpke for trash collection and recycling processing after reviewing consortium bid results presented Aug. 12.
Staff reported two bid results for collection (Rumpke low at a base cost of about $26.79 per household) and said recycling processing bids included a worst‑case fee up to $35 per ton. “Rumpke came in at a maximum of $35 a ton for the processing,” staff said in the presentation. Staff and consortium legal counsel recommended awarding the processing contract to Rumpke to preserve continuity and minimize service disruption.
The board moved and passed a recommendation that the city continue curbside collection and maintain city payment of recycling‑processing fees to support diversion. Staff will present the recommendation to council on Aug. 18 and will provide additional cost‑per‑ton data and historic tonnage comparisons if council requests them.
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