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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: February 27, 2020
Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste
Single Stream Recycling Contract
To approve Amendment #2 for a two year extension to the contract with Casella
Recycling LLC of Charlestown, MA for the transportation and processing of the
City’s single stream recyclables for an amount not to exceed $400,000 annually.
Funding through Department 168 Solid Waste; Fund: Solid Waste; Account
Classification: 55 Other Contracted Services.
Casella Recycling Agreement Amendment #2
The recycling commodities markets continue to struggle with depressed prices,
The City’s contract for recycling with Casella ends on June 30, 2020 and the City of
Nashua needs to secure a vendor. The Solid Waste Superintendent, after looking at
other community’s costs for recycling, has determined that remaining with Casella
is the best option available. Continuing with Casella allows the Solid Waste
Department to keep a more favorable cost structure that would otherwise not be
available.
The Solid Waste Department has worked with Casella Recycling for six years. Their
strength in today’s difficult markets and their willingness to work with the City of
Nashua to keep our costs down leads us to recommend that the contract for single
stream recycling with Casella should be extended for the next two years in an
amount not to exceed $400,000 annually pending budget approval.
