When they met Tuesday, Leavenworth city commissioners voted to change how garbage from the city is disposed of in the future.
Leavenworth officials plan to continue to operate a city curbside trash collection service. But beginning next year, the garbage collected through the city’s solid waste service will be hauled to a landfill in Johnson County instead of the Leavenworth County Transfer Station, which is located in Lansing.
Commissioners voted to accept a bid from Waste Management, Shawnee, for a one-year contract with a solid waste disposal fee of $24 per ton.
City Manager Paul Kramer said the city collects about 12,000 tons of garbage per year.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)