Fort Worth Extends $479 Million Waste Management Contract

Arlington TX

10 November, 2021

5:29 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report November 9, 2021 The city of Fort Worth decided not to waste time asking whether other companies could pick up residents' trash and recycling for less. Instead, the City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 9 to extend a contract with Waste Management valued at nearly $479 million over 12 years. This comes despite at least one company, FCC Environmental Services, estimating it could save the city $60 million in that time period. Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington said in an interview with the Fort Worth Report before the council meeting that it is easy for competitors to make such claims when they don't have to back them up. She thinks the city got the best deal it could under the circumstances. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.