Solid Waste Collection Contract Amendment

At a glance

What: BL2026-1442 approves amendment two to Metro's contract with Waste Management, Inc. of Tennessee for solid waste collection and collection of carts.
Where it stands: Passed second reading as amended on July 21, 2026, by voice vote. Third reading comes later.
Gap: The minutes do not state the contract value, term or what Amendment No. 1 changed.

July 7: the Budget and Finance and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees recommended deferral, and the bill was deferred under Rule 8.1 of the Rules of Procedure.
July 21: both committees approved the bill with an amendment. Council Member Toombs moved passage on second reading. Council Member Parker offered Amendment No. 1, adopted by voice vote, and the bill passed second reading as amended by voice vote.
June 16: BL2026-1442 passed first reading and was referred to the Budget and Finance and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.

Passed first reading; referred to two committees.

Amendment No. 1 by Parker adopted; passed second reading as amended by voice vote.

Deferred under Rule 8.1 on committee recommendation.