3/12/13 New trash hauler contract offers expanded recycling contract

  • By Nick Sabo
  • March 12, 2013
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SUMMARY: New contract with Kimble $.65 more per month Millersburg Council voted Monday, March 11 to accept a contract for trash hauler services $.65 higher than rates locked in three years ago. The new contract, with trash hauler Kimble, includes expanded recycling services. Kimble approached council with two new contract options. The first essentially leaves collection of trash and recyclables as it is, at $11.72 per month. The second option increases recycling options and was offered at $11.07. Residents have been paying a base rate of $10.42 per month since the village first contracted with Kimble. The original contract with Kimble gave the village the right to negotiate to keep the original rate, Village Administrator Nate Troyer said. After hearing Kimble’s proposals, presented by vice president of business development Scott Walter, Mayor Jeff Huebner said the small rate increase is worth the services the village will receive under the new contract. The contract continues to carry a fuel multiplier that increases rates when diesel fuel is over a certain amount. The recycling program is a win/win for both the village and Kimble, Walter said. Kimble has expanded its recycling program with a sorting facility that allows them to recycle more materials. For example, Walter said, Kimble previously only accepted number one and two plastics for recycling. Now, they can recycle plastics number three through seven as well. Under the new program, all village residents will be given a 65 gallon tote for recyclables. The tote, essentially a large, green, lidded trash can, will replace the smaller, 18 gallon totes now in use. The large tote is to be filled with recyclables that Kimble previously did not take, as well as those it did under the old recycling program. It will be picked up every two weeks. Trash pick up will continue on a weekly basis. The tote design offers savings for Kimble. Walter said the driver, using a mechanical arm, doesn’t have to get out of the truck to load the tote. This saves in time and the number of personnel, as well as exposure risks to on the job accidents, Walter said. By participating in the recycling program, a local non-profit entity will further receive an annual check from Kimble. The check is based on the number of tons recycled in the village. The non-profit is to chosen by a Millersburg recycling board. Walter said the village could get as much as $20 per ton back, paid to the non-profit. The recycling program should keep costs low in the long run, Walter said. “It’s really the way the industry is moving,” Walter said. “Not only is your village greener, but it also helps stabilize your cost long term.” Residents will receive more information on the program as it gets under way. Acceptable recyclables are embossed on the tote lid. Third-quarter bills will be the first on which the increased rate will appear, Huebner said.


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