Replenysh, the company that has operated the City-owned Recycle Center since 2021, will end its agreement with the City effective April 30.
The move is prompting City staff to begin looking at alternative options to keep the center open in the future, said City Manager Mike Bailey.
“We were notified recently that our agreement with Replenysh, which has been operating our recycling drop-off center for the past several years, is coming to a close,” Bailey said. “Replenysh was able to operate the center at no cost to the City because they had special contracts with major bottlers and other consumers of recycled material. Those contracts are expiring and, as such, they will be withdrawing from our center.”
Bailey said the company has tentatively agreed to continue operating the center through April. He said the City will likely issue a Request for Proposals in an attempt to contract with another independent company to operate the center.
“We have used this process successfully for other programs as well, including the maintenance and operation of the Price Fields Sports Complex, so we are hopeful for a similar outcome with this,” he said. “This will allow us to weigh our options and choose the one that best serves our community and is the most cost effective for taxpayers.”
The City plans to issue the RFP later this month. More information will be announced as it becomes available.