White Co Receives 3 Company Proposals To Operate Landfill

White County received three proposals from private companies to operate its landfill.

The request for proposals process opened in July. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said he has now sent the items to county commissioners for feedback.

“It comes down to bottom line what it costs per ton to dispose of trash,” Robinson said. “So we as the county commission and myself have to determine when it is the best time to cash in on that value. It is almost like a commodity.”

Robinson said the proposals have the landfill making profit by taking in and charging for outside trash. Robinson said the county currently has the space to handle the practice.

“Your changes are limited,” Robinson said. “Number one you can keep doing the same thing you are doing, but we can’t. The revenue is just not there. Number two is to transfer the trash out like most of the counties around us do. Number three is to hire a company to come in and run the operation for us. That’s what we took proposals on.”

Robinson said commissioners will take a more in-depth look during its August meeting. Robinson said the lack of revenue under the current business model has caused the county to explore new options.

“We’ll reconvene, put our heads together and see what the options are moving forward,” Robinson said.