Dive Brief:

• The Stephenville City Council in Texas approved a contract naming Progressive Waste Solutions as its continued waste and recycling provider.

• The agreement includes twice a week collections and the removal of bulky items as part of the agreement.

• Progressive and Stephenville will partner to upgrade the recycling center on the Progressive-owned site.

Dive Insight:

According to the Stephenville Empire-Tribune, City Administrator Mark Kaiser said "[Progressive is] environmentally friendly, continue to stay in compliance with all regulations and more importantly they're giving us a really, really good rate."