WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Residents in Wrightsville Beach could soon get their own curbside recycling service if the town’s Board of Aldermen agree to approve a request for proposals (RFP) during its Thursday night meeting.
Recycling on the island is currently not a service provided by the town, instead, New Hanover County has placed several large recycling containers at Town Hall, where residents of Wrightsville Beach, as well as New Hanover County, are able to dispose of recycling, Bill Squires, public works director, said.
According to the RFP that will be discussed during the aldermen’s meeting, the town is looking for a contractor that will provide new 95-gallon carts for curbside recycling. The new recycling service would be townwide and be single-stream collection for single-family homes as well as multi-family dwellings with less than six units.
According to the summary of the RFP, “The population of the town is approximately 2,560 with approximately 1,640 residential customers to be served under a mandatory collection system … This RFP proposes the use of new proposer providing rolling 95-gallon carts for recycling. No fuel or environmental fees will be allowed during the term of the agreement.”
The contractor would be responsible for all collection, transportation, and processing of the recycled materials, according to the RFP. Collection of any recycling would take place on the same day the town provides trash services on a weekly basis.
The cost for the service would be passed on to the residents of the town on a bi-monthly basis, and the town would in turn pay the contractor.
There are still some legal issues the town attorney is looking into regarding billing for the service, according to the agenda.
It is not yet known if the recycling center at Town Hall would be relocated, especially since it is a county service and residents of New Hanover County use the facilities, even if they do not live in Wrightsville Beach, Squires said.
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