(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission has approved a new contract for the transport and disposal of trash collected at the county transfer station.

The Commission voted Monday to accept a 5-year renewal contract with Perry-based Hamm Inc. with a $1 a ton reduced rate.

Charlie Sedlock with Hamm’s told the Commission if the county would go with a five-year contract instead of 3-year, he would offer the reduced rate.

The county is currently paying $36.34 a ton.

The new contract will include an annual increase based on the consumer price index.

The county’s current contract with Hamm’s expires this year.   

Hamm’s transports the trash collected at the Brown County Transfer Station to its landfill at Perry for disposal.

The county has contracted with the company since 1994.