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ST. GEORGE — The Washington County Solid Waste board is considering removing countywide recycling programs after recent developments with the company contracted to provide the service.
Ivins City Councilman Cheyne McDonald said Washington County is paying more to recycle solid waste than it would be if recyclable materials were placed in the landfill “to the tune of almost twice as much.”
“Due to some follies, I would say, of the board, we headed down a road that kind of locked us where we were,” McDonald said.
The county is looking for a more effective means of recycling after the contractor, Allied Waste, declared a “force majeure” in order to void the contract it holds with the county.
A force majeure clause is included in a contract to relieve both parties of their contractual obligations should circumstances outside of their control occur that might make performing those obligations inadvisable, commercially impracticable or illegal. The company cites the increasingly poor economy for the reason behind its force majeure.
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