8.2.0 Garbage and Recycling Services Cover Memo
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: January 9, 2023
To: Scandia Economic Development Authority
From: Anne Hurlburt, Interim City Administrator
Re: Trash and Recycling Services
At their January 4, 2023 meeting, the City Council discussed trash and recycling services in the
city. The purchase of SRC (the city’s dominant provider) by Waste Management, and the
expiration of the city’s recycling contract with SRC have revealed the need for the city to address
our ordinances and how the services are provided in our community.
The issue is a complex one. As background, I am including the following documents that were
provided to the Council in your meeting packet:
1. Staff report
2. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo, “City Solid Waste
Management”, 6/8/2022
3. Sample SRC and Waste Management Bills
4. Slides from January 4, 2023 PowerPoint Presentation
At the meeting, the Council reached a consensus on the general approach they wish to pursue:
an organized collection system. This will begin a complex process, which is generally described
in the League’s information memo.
The city’s decisions will affect businesses and commercial waste haulers. The Council directed
that this information be forwarded to the EDA so that it may advise the Council on how to
involve Scandia businesses as the process goes forward.