The Prairie Village City Council voted unanimously last week to allow a compost-collection nonprofit and a residential glass-recycling company to provide their services to interested residents and businesses. Westwood-based GlassBandit LLC and KC Can Compost, based in Kansas City, Missouri, will provide discounted services in Prairie Village starting this month in exchange for the city helping to promote their services.
GlassBandit’s customers can choose how much they will pay monthly for the company’s service, with a $3 minimum. The first month is free for customers who sign up by the end of next year. KC Can Compost will reduce its fees by 10% through the end of next year, and its fees will increase no more than 3% annually in subsequent years. Its commercial rates vary and are based on a free waste audit to determine how much waste a business produces.
The council on Sept. 8 allowed two other local compost companies to provide curbside collection service at discounted rates for interested residents and businesses. Compost Collective KC, based in Kansas City, Missouri, and Shawnee-based Food Cycle KC will also provide discounted service in exchange for the city promoting the services. The council decided at its 2021 budget discussion in June not to proceed with a citywide curbside compost and glass collection program that would have been paid for from the solid waste assessment fee on property taxes, according to council documents.