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Authorizing the Sanitation Commissioner and Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into agreements for the collection, transfer and disposal of municipal solid waste, under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 304 of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act, 53 P.S. § 4000.304, the City is responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal waste generated or present within its boundaries and is expressly authorized to contract with any person to satisfy its responsibility for the collection and disposal of municipal waste generated or present within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Philadelphia has appointed a Solid Waste Advisory Committee (“SWAC”) to develop a Solid Waste Management Plan pursuant to the requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitation Department, acting with the Procurement Department and with the advice of the SWAC, developed a comprehensive request for proposals to secure the required waste disposal contracts; and
WHEREAS, the responses to these requests have been evaluated by the City to select those vendors of transfer stations and disposal capability which are best qualified in terms of cost, environmental impact, neighborhood impact, and operational efficiency; and
WHEREAS, based on this evaluation, Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., Republic Services of Pennsylvania, Inc., and ReWorld Sustainable Solutions, LLC have been selected to dispose of the City’s Municipal Solid Waste; now, therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Sanitation Commissioner and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, are hereby authorized to enter into separate agreements for waste disposal services with Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., Republic Services of Pennsylvania, Inc., and ReWorl...
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