The contract, which will start on 1 July 2014 and run through 30 June 2024, also includes other solid waste and recycling management services. The contract has an option for two five-year extensions.
The scope of the contract involves residential curbside collection of municipal solid waste and recycling, transfer and disposal of the city’s solid waste, operation of the city’s transfer station, waste and recycling collection services in the city’s downtown district, yard waste collection, and collection services for municipal agencies, events and activities.
Casella Waste Systems expects to internalise more than 30,000 tons of municipal solid waste and recyclables through the residential contract, and commercial waste through the city’s solid waste and recycling ordinance.
Casella Waste Systems chairman and CEO John Casella said, "We’re pleased the city of Concord saw not only the economic value of working in partnership with us, but the potential long-term resource conservation and recycling expertise we bring to the community, as well."
"We’re eager to give Concord’s citizens the same level of service they’ve enjoyed for many years, plus a path to conserve and sustain even more resources." Casella said.