# October 5, 2026 Commissioners Meeting

The October 5, 2026 Alamance County Board of Commissioners meeting included public presentations on the pending residential solid-waste collection RFP. Waste Industries/GFL Environmental, the incumbent in franchise area 3, and Meridian Waste urged the board to award them service areas; Republic Services was also discussed as an incumbent. Meridian highlighted proposed investments in new trucks and roughly 40,000 carts, while GFL cited its local operations and low-priced proposal. Staff reviewed solid-waste options, including franchising and a hardship or licensed-hauler approach, and noted that current agreements expire at year-end. No franchise award or vendor selection was made; the board acknowledged that the proposals could be reviewed again after policy changes are considered.

The board approved a motion to specify three complaint events in a proposed change to the solid-waste ordinance. The change must return for another vote at a subsequent meeting before taking effect, and staff said the next meeting agenda would include it. Commissioners discussed the proposed opt-out provision and vendor accountability, but made no final decision on the franchise model. The consent agenda was approved. Other business included a preview of the county website redesign and recognition of private donations to county programs; no related purchasing amounts or contracts were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Environment
**Topics:** Policy
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [October 5, 2026 Commissioners Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUaS9vcEuhc) - AlamanceCountyNC