Waste War Special Series: Elgin City Council Evaluating Waste Hauler Proposals

In today's sixth episode of our Season Three deep-dive series -- Waste Wars -- Tia, Kendra, and Erik discuss the August 14, 2024 meeting of the Elgin City Council.

Last month, Tia and Kendra unpacked and discussed (season 3 episode 9 on July 8, 2024) the city of Elgin's request for proposals (RFP) from area waste/recycling companies for a potential five to 10 year contract. In today's episode, they continue that discussion.

• Four waste/recycling companies submitted proposals
• City staff provided their recommendation to switch from Waste Management (WM) to Lakeshore Recycling Services (LRS)
• LRS showed up to the meeting to answer questions
• Curiously, WM also showed up to lobby council members to reject city staff's recommendation
• And as you can imagine, the council meeting got weird

CLICK HERE to see the RFP and all the addendums provided by the city to companies wishing to submit a proposal for consideration. This material may provide listeners with some context.
 
CLICK HERE to view the August 14th city council meeting being discussed in this episode.
 
CLICK HERE to check out LRS' website, and CLICK HERE for their Better Business Bureau rating page.
   
CLICK HERE to check out WM's website, and CLICK HERE for their Better Business Bureau rating page.

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