Quality Paper Fibers, headquartered in Pico Rivera, Calif., has taken over the operation of the Glendale, Calif., recycling center June 1. The length of the contract is five years. Part of the arrangement calls for Quality Paper to pay the city around $40 a ton for the recyclables delivered to the recycling center. A local press report notes that the contract calls for Quality Paper to pay the city around $96,000 to handle the recyclables. According to Tom Brady, a spokesman for the city of Glendale, the citywide collection program covers clean mixed paper and corrugated, as well as cans, bottles and PET and HDPE plastics. Through the citywide collection program around 1,300 tons of recyclables are collected through a single stream method. The collection program includes single family and multi-family units, as well as some commercial operations that are serviced by the city of Glendale. The arrangement between Quality and the city of Glendale allows for reopening the contract if the residual waste climbs and remains above 9 percent for several months. Further, if the price of the recyclables moves 30 percent within the year the city may reopen the contract. Previous to Quality Bestway Recycling held the contract to operate the recycling facility for Glendale, the third largest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of around 200,000.