Broken Arrow Municipal Authority
Meeting of: 10-21-2025
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Approval of the increase to Tulsa Transfer and Recycling (TRT)'s processing fee of $83.39 per ton plus Sustainable Environmental Adjustment (SEA) fee
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Background:
On September 15, 2020, BAMA entered into a contract with Tulsa Transfer and Recycling (TRT) for curbside recycling processing services. The agreement provided for the processing of recyclables and expires June 30, 2030, with a potential option to renew the Agreement for up to four (4) additional years, exercised as two (2) renewals periods, each consisting of two (2) years.
Section 18.1.2 of the Agreement for Processing and Marketing of Program Recyclable Materials states an annual rate adjustment of three percent (3.00%) per year. Accordingly, Tulsa Recycle & Transfer, Inc. requests that the current Processing & Marketing Fee of $80.96 per ton per the agreement be increased by 3.00% or $2.43 per ton to $83.39 per ton, effective October 1, 2025.
Under this agreement, BAMA will pay TRT $83.39 for every ton of Program Recyclable Materials, including rejects delivered by BAMA to the Recycling Facility. This covers the Recycling Contractor's processing costs. In addition to the processing cost, a Sustainable/Environmental Adjustment (SEA) fee is added. The SEA fee may vary monthly. BAMA will receive eighty percent (80%) of the revenue from the Program Recyclables which will be applied to the processing fee. The requested 3% increase is appropriate per the Agreement.
Staff recommends approval of the contractual increase.
Cost for this service is funded from the Solid Waste and Recycling department budget and incorporated into the rate model.
Cost: Recycling - $12,150 annual increase (Based on a projected 5,000 tons)
Funding Source: Solid Waste and Recycling Operational Accounts
Requested By: Jerry L. Schuber Sr., Director
Approved By: City Manager's Office
Attachments: Annual rate ad...
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