Trash turnover From the cover
The setup
The current situation
“The point of … seeking proposals for this is to nd out what the marketplace is providing ... so that we can provide the best value to the citizens,” Gillingham said. McKinney Mayor George Fuller said council members considered the costs of each proposal but also weighed the quali cations and experience of each company before selecting new providers. “We are always in pursuit of the greatest value,” the McKinney mayor said in an emailed statement.
City sta completed a solid waste management strategy in 2021, preceding the end of the contract with Waste Connections on Sept. 30 and leading to the issuance of a request for proposals for a new provider in 2022, Gillingham said. Of the ve respondents to the request, the combined cost of Frontier Waste Solutions and Balcones Recycling’s proposals totaled about $15 million annually, over $2 million less than the next-lowest proposal for the same service types.
Frontier Waste Solutions will o cially take over as the city’s trash and recycling collection provider on Oct. 1. The company, founded in 2017, has purchased 45 new trucks and expects to hire over 65 people to support trash and recycling collection services in the city. While operating out of a temporary facility on University Drive, the region’s Service Manager Grant Gregg said the company plans to construct a permanent facility on Airport Drive to serve McKinney. The city’s new recycling processing provider, Balcones Recycling, will partner with Waste Connections for processing of recyclable materials until its permanent facility is constructed, said Joaquin Mariel, chief commercial o cer for Balcones Recycling. The $60 million, 120,000-square-foot facility will be located in Frisco and is expected to open in early 2026, he said.
Monthly trash and recycling service rate over time
Beginning Oct. 1: $19.75 (estimated)
$20 $18 $19 $17 $16 $15 $14
October 2006- June 2021: $15.36
January 2023- December 2023: $17.92
$13 $12
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Monthly trash and recycling service rates in comparable cities McKinney (through Sept. 30)
What they’re saying
$18.61
McKinney (estimated beginning Oct. 1)
$19.75
“This has been a four-year journey that has been very planful by the city.” RYAN GILLINGHAM, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
“Trash collection and recycling is a basic service, and when it is not done
Allen
$18.09
right, it is a frustrating situation, and one that is seen in real time.”
Frisco
$21
GEORGE FULLER, MCKINNEY MAYOR
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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