2020-06-18 - Trash/Recycle/ Compost RFP

The City of Edgewater (“City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors for the 
collection of single-family residential trash and recyclable materials (“refuse”) and an alternate 
subscription composting program on the City’s behalf. The refuse services specified in this 
Request for Proposal (“RFP”) represent a continuation of the current City practice of contracted
trash collection. The “Compost Alternate” is optional and may be applied for as a standalone 
proposal or included as a trash/recycling/composting proposal. The City may or may not choose 
to implement.
Residential participation in this program will continue to be optional, in that residents may opt 
out of the service, and the contractor will not be compensated for those accounts that opt out. 
The City currently has a utilization rate in excess of 97%. City collection fees will be set by the 
City and collected through the City’s utility billing system.
The City may, but has no obligation to, award a contract as a result of this RFP process. A start 
date for collection services is to be set by mutual agreement between the City and the contractor 
and is anticipated to be no later than October 1, 2020.