The annual cost to convert Pinellas County’s refuse into electricity has increased by nearly $7 million.
County commissioners unanimously approved a $320.85 million contract Tuesday with FCC Environmental Services to operate the Waste-to-Energy facility. The Houston-based company operates in seven states and recycled over 500,000 tons of garbage in 2024.
The current operator, Reworld, sought to increase its compensation rate from roughly $25 per ton of processed trash to $38. Paul Sacco, director of solid waste, said the New Jersey-based company “didn’t feel like they were making the money that they needed.”…