Continued curbside recycling service in Newton now hinges on 300 households being willing to pay $151 a year to continue having service. The City of Newton revealed private recycling bids for service at its Tuesday meeting. Nisly Brothers out of Hutchinson was the only company to respond to a bid request for service from the city and submitted two options. The first option would cost $8.80 a month to provide and bill recycling to all city customers. The other bid cost $12.63 per month to be assessed to only recycling customers. Option two would have Nisly handle the billing. The bid is tied to a five-year contract, and costs are also tied to inflation rates of recycling processing charges. It also requires a minimum of 300 customers to be initiated.
Source: Harvey County Now
