Negotiations continue on three undisclosed sites for the new landfill.
Bluestem will add five employees next year, including three people to monitor garbage loads and enforce a corrugated cardboard ban that begins Jan. 4 at both landfills. That will boost Bluestem employment to 44. Bluestem garners about 71 percent of its revenue from landfill tipping charges. Other sources include grants, the sale of compost and interest on money put aside for closing and long-term monitoring of the landfills. No property taxes go to Bluestem operations.