Waste Management Landfill Contract

At a glance

What: The 2016 Waste Disposal Services Agreement with Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc.
Where it stands: December 2, 2025 Council exercised the second five-year option, extending the contract through October 31, 2030, and set a stepped tipping fee, 6-0.
Next: Tipping fee rises to $46.50 a ton on November 1, 2026 and $48.00 on November 1, 2027; the annual CPI adjustment resumes November 1, 2026.

Waste Management sought $52 a ton, citing labor costs up an average 16% over five years, higher equipment rental and repair costs, fuel up 74% since 2020 and higher leachate and construction costs at the landfill (about $848,000 a year).
The Solid Waste Division said it could not absorb the full adjustment; the compromise is current price in November 2025, $45.00 a ton from December 1, 2025, $46.50 from November 1, 2026 and $48.00 from November 1, 2027 for the rest of the term.
Moved by Hartley, seconded by Brown-Thomas; 6-0, Stokes absent.
Related: the October 2026 agenda ordinance to change landfill fees is tracked at Weight-Based Landfill Disposal Fees.

Option exercised through October 31, 2030 with a stepped tipping fee.