Metro Grease Trap Commercial Waste Hauling Franchise
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ORDINANCE No. 2026-702; Passed first reading August 12, 2026 ORDINANCE granting to METRO GREASE TRAP LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company, the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions; and making certain findings related thereto - SECOND READING
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Obtain grease trap hauling franchise ordinance and Chapter 39 text
Applies if: You advise commercial property owners, restaurants, or competing haulers in Houston
Why now: Ordinance 2026-702 grants Metro Grease Trap LLC a franchise to haul solid and industrial waste from commercial properties under Chapter 39 and passed second reading on August 19, 2026 with no nays.
What to do: Pull the adopted franchise ordinance and the Chapter 39 provisions it cites, and check whether the 'related terms and conditions' create compliance duties or exclusivity for commercial clients. Existing hauling clients should ask whether the franchise changes who may lawfully collect their waste.
Act before: After the next material record update
Request terms of grease trap hauling franchise ordinance
Why now: Ordinance 2026-702 passed second reading on August 19, 2026 with all voting aye and no nays, after first reading on August 12, 2026, but the supplied record does not disclose its terms, fees, or findings.
What to do: File a records request for the full ordinance text and any staff memo on Metro Grease Trap LLC's franchise. The public record gives only the title and says 'related terms and conditions' and 'certain findings' without stating them, so the term length, fees, and findings are unreported.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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ORDINANCE No. 2026-702; Passed first reading August 12, 2026 ORDINANCE granting to METRO GREASE TRAP LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company, the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions; and making certain findings related thereto - SECOND READING
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pass second reading of solid waste franchise ordinance for Metro Grease Trap LLC