AUBURN – The Auburn City Council approved a new contract for garbage collection with a familiar company at its meeting Monday.

American Recycling & Sanitation of Rock Port, Mo.,  has served Auburn for over 25 years.

Under the new contract, residential families will pay $14 to $16 per month and the city will pay $145 per month. Weekly curbside recycling  will continue.

Garbage will be transported to transfer stations at Nebraska City or Rock Port, with a final destination at the Loess Hills Landfill near Malvern.

The contract is for three years.