Swartzendruber updated commissioners on the status of the ongoing recycling situation. He said he didn’t receive a proposal from Waste Connections about going forward, even though a company employee had promised to send him one Oct. 29.
Swartzendruber said he reached out to two other haulers with routes in the rural part of the county. Combined, the two have 1,137 accounts, and only 207, or 18 percent, have recycling.
Swartzendruber said he spoke with all the municipalities, and Hesston is interested in the county moving quickly on making a decision as to whether mandatory recycling would continue. He said Hesston would like to see a policy change so that its customers could get a cheaper rate. He noted that the topic would be discussed Wednesday at a Council of Governments meeting.
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