Detroit City Council approved a new five-year, $122.6 million trash-hauling contract this afternoon.

The plan, approved with a 5-3 vote, was set in motion last year by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr as a way to save the city of Detroit $6 million on its annual $39 million-per-year budget for pickup and disposal of trash. However, the contract would instead provide additional services, such as curbside recycling, rather than offering $6 million in savings.

Sterling Heights-based Rizzo Environmental Services Inc. and Florida-based Advanced Disposal Inc. will be splitting the city into zones for trash hauling and the opt-in recycling program. To receive recycling services, citizens must call their trash hauler and request a recycling bin, which carries a $25 fee. The contractors anticipate rolling out the service sometime between April and June.

The city currently contracts with Recycle Here to provide drop-off recycling services, but its future has been unclear during the negotiations. Today, the city announced that its $18,000-per-month contract would be retained at least through July 2015.

"We are committed to maintain our contract with Recycle Here," said Gary Brown, Detroit's chief operating officer. "Because they accept items that aren't part of curbside recycling, there will always be a need for a company like Recycle Here."

Read our previous story on Recycle Here and its education and community efforts.