Denison is nearing the end of its five-year recycling contract with Waste Connections. “It makes sense for us to explore it now since it is coming up on that deadline,” said Fanchon Stearns, Denison’s capital improvement project manager. What happens to the city’s recycling program is up in the air. At one point, they said they even considered scrapping it out. “We have since received direction from the city council to try to keep the residential curbside recycling service if at all possible,” said Stearns.
Instead, the program might be recycled itself and passed on to a new company. “It’s a very popular service and really well utilized, and people really appreciate being able to recycle from their own home,” said Stearns. The city said they’ve received two bids, including one with an incomplete application and the other, with Allied Waste Services, coming in 150 percent over budget, meaning the city will look at recycling rates. What you put in a recycling bin matters too.