Some Missouri City residents will have a new trash service next year.
What residents need to know
At a Sept. 15 meeting, Missouri City City Council voted 4-2 to approve a five-year contract with GFL Environmental Inc. to provide trash and recycling collection services citywide.
Council members Sonya Brown-Marshall and Lynn Clouser dissented, while council member Monica Riley abstained.
The new contract reduces the number of solid waste contracts after the city annexed a portion of Sienna, which already had a contractor for its services, Assistant City Manager Jason Mangum said.
The details
The new residential rate will be $20.31 monthly, up from the previous contract priced at $15.60. However, Mangum said the services will include weekly recycling and bulk material pickup rather