City of Clinton Exploring Trash Disposal Options

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February 10, 2023

By News Director Jared Atha

During the latest meeting of the Clinton City Council, the city leaders authorized City Manager Robert Johnston to begin the process of requesting for proposals for solid waste disposal services.

The approval came after the city’s current solid waste disposal service, Republic Services, notified the City that it would not be extending its current lease with the City of Clinton after it expires in July.

The current process for waste disposal for Clinton has the trash being transported by Republic to a transfer site in Weatherford where it is then taken to a landfill in Oklahoma City.

The notice may force Clinton into entertaining the already approved interlocal agreement with the City of Elk City to use the Elk City Landfill.That one year agreement was finalized in late December, and will allow Clinton to dispose their solid waste at the landfill at a cost of $36.38 per ton. Elk City City Manager Tom Ivester indicated that the money making deal for Elk City will see those extra funds utilized at the Elk City Landfill only. He said that if Clinton chooses to bring solid waste to the landfill, it will indeed decrease the overall life of the landfill, but added that with the extra revenue gained from the deal – those funds would be used to expand the landfill if needed.

If the City of Clinton chooses to use Elk City’s landfill, Clinton will still need to find a way of shipping the waste.

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