HomeMy WebLinkAboutWORKSHOP Recycling re Skookum Tessera letter 090225 ,44 Department of Public Works
623 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend,WA 98368
Jefferson County, Washington 360-385-9160
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Ryan Wiese, Regional Vice President
Tessera
PO BOX 5359
4525 Auto Center Way
Bremerton, WA 98312
September 2, 2025
Mr. Wiese,
Jefferson County remains one of only two counties in Washington State still providing a source-
separated recycling program and has contracted with Skookum Contract Services, now Tessera,
for over 30 years to provide this service. As the industry has transitioned to mixed-material
collection, so too does Jefferson County desire to modernize its recycling program.
This letter provides formal notice that Jefferson County will continue to contract for recycling
services as currently provided by Tessera for the full term of the current recycling services
agreement which ends on March 31, 2026, and will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 6,
2025, regarding the possibility of thereafter transitioning to a mixed-material collection program
provided by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission(WUTC) G-Cert hauler.
Should the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners vote to transition to a mixed-
material collection program provided by the WUTC G-Cert hauler, Public Works staff will be
ready to assist with the transition and to affect these changes with the least impact to Tessera's
employees. We are grateful for your partnership and strong working relationship over the past
many years.
Sincerely,
Heidi Eisenhour, Chair
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners