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Agmt PR00007216 with Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. for landfill disposal services at Burnsville Sanitary Landfill and Elk River Landfill, 06/01/25-05/31/30, est annual exp $7,000,000
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreement PR00007216 with Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. for solid waste disposal services at the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill and the Elk River Landfill, during the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2030, with an estimated annual expenditure of $7,000,000, be approved; that following review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the chair of the County Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
Hennepin County manages an integrated solid waste management system that prioritizes waste reduction, recycling, composting, and processing waste to recover energy, in accordance with the state's Waste Management Act (Minn. Stat. ? 115A.02).?The county owns and operates two solid waste facilities, the Brooklyn Park Transfer Station (BPTS) and the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC). The BPTS accepts trash collected from haulers in smaller trucks and consolidates the trash into larger trucks for more efficient transfer to HERC where the trash is processed to recover energy and metals.
The county maintains contracts with metro area landfills to dispose of waste that cannot be processed at HERC.?This disposal occurs when bulky and oversized items are delivered that could damage equipment or during scheduled maintenance outages.
Current Request:?This request is for approval of Agreement PR00007216 with Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. for solid waste disposal services during the period of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2030, with an estimated annual expenditure of $7 million.
The agreement total per-ton landfill tipping fee at the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill is $81.71 ($54.27 per ton fe...
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