Cleveland Secures Long-Term Plan for Recyclable Material Processing

The City of Cleveland is moving forward with a plan to ensure the continuous handling and processing of the community's recyclable materials. Through the passage of emergency ordinance 471-2026, the Department of Public Works is authorized to establish requirement contracts for the transfer, disposal, and processing of these materials to prevent any service interruptions for residents.

What's in the file

According to the 471-2026-Legislative Summary-Processing of Recyclables (1), the legislation authorizes the Director of Public Works to purchase one or more requirement contracts. This initiative aims to maintain a steady pipeline of materials from the city’s Ridge Road Transfer Facility to various landfills, transfer stations, or material recovery facilities.

The specific details of the contract terms and previous spending include:

ItemDetail
Initial Term(2) two years
Renewal Options(3) three additional one-year options
Previous VendorRumpke of Ohio, Inc.
Previous Expenditure$353,547.12
Funding SourceGeneral Fund Operating Budget

The estimated contract amount for this new agreement is to be determined based on market rates.

Who may be affected

Status and timeline

The ordinance has officially passed.

  1. 2026-04-09: The legislation was introduced.
  2. 2026-05-22: The finalized version was recorded in the City Record.

Residents can verify the details of this legislation by reviewing the official source record.

Contract Term Structure
Initial Term2 years
Renewal Options3 years

Source record

File
471-2026
Type
Emergency Ordinance
Status
Passed
Committee
City Council
Introduced
April 8, 2026

View on Cleveland Legistar

Official documents

Sources