Missouri City Considering Upgrading Municipal Trash Contract

To provide additional trash collection services for residents, Missouri City plans to upgrade its municipal trash contract with Republic Services to include two additional selection levels.

At its March 21 meeting, City Council voted to move forward with an amendment to the agreement on the first of two readings. Members will consider final approval on the second reading at their next regularly scheduled meeting on April 4.

The two new options—levels 5 and 6—will provide automated service customers with the choice of having bulk waste collection on two days per month instead of one. Details of the additions are as follows:

Level 5: Each residential unit would receive:

a. Automated service on two solid waste collection days of each week and on
each such solid waste collection day may place up to one 96-gallon poly cart;

b. Bulky waste collection on two bulky waste collection days of each month and
on each such bulky waste collection day may place up to four items of bulky
waste; and

c. Recyclable material collection on one recyclable material collection day of
each week and on each such recyclable material collection day may place up
to one recycling container not exceeding 18 gallons in volume.

Level 6: Each residential unit would receive:

a. Automated service on two solid waste collection days of each week and on
each such solid waste collection day may place up to one 96-gallon poly cart; and

b. Bulky waste collection on two bulky waste collection days of each month and
on each such bulky waste collection day may place up to four items of bulky waste.
An additional cost for the services will be $1 more per month per customer account.

Homeowners associations and municipal utility districts currently with automated service may elect to choose the new levels starting today until the Aug. 31 change of election deadline. Timing of the implementation of the new service will be forthcoming.

For information on service levels 1 through 4, the holiday pickup schedule and other details about the city’s solid waste collection service, visit missouricitytx.gov and click on “Solid Waste Contract Update December 17, 2010” under “Hot Topics.”