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Neg waste delivery agmts with licensed waste haulers, period 01/01/26-12/31/27; identify market price for waste management services
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate waste delivery agreements with licensed mixed municipal solid waste haulers for acceptable waste collected in Hennepin County?during the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027?at a contract rate of $85 per ton for the first year of the agreement and $88 per ton for the second year of the agreement; and that following review and approval by the County's Attorney's Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreements on behalf of Hennepin County; and that the Controller be authorized to receive funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, as required by Minnesota Statute section 297H.02, subdivision 1, the County Board identifies the market price for waste management services as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 297H.01, subdivision 4, in Hennepin County, as the contract rate of $85 per ton.?
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Background:
Hennepin County has entered into waste delivery agreements with approximately 75 haulers that collect municipal solid waste from homes and businesses within the county for delivery to the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) or the Brooklyn Park Transfer Station (BPTS) (Resolution 23-0431). The current contract rate for disposal of the municipal solid waste at these facilities is $77 per ton. All current waste delivery agreements will terminate on December 31, 2025. These agreements minimize landfill disposal of municipal waste, which is required by state law.
The waste delivery agreements ensure the county achieves the goal to reduce the reliance on landfilling, and to recover energy and recyclable materials from discarded waste in accordance with the resource recovery objectives established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in its 2022-2042 Metropolita...
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