Solid Waste Disposal Contract with Waste Management
Summary
The county's ten-year garbage disposal contract expires at the end of August. Waste Management first wanted $54 a ton — up from $36 — but a three-year deal was negotiated at $40, $44 and $46 per ton with no surcharges, buying time for new regional landfill capacity.
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Last discussed Aug 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Costs rise from $36 a ton to as much as $46 a ton over three years, funded by commercial tipping fees and the $10 wheelage fee.
Ratepayers, who avoid a far larger increase and the loss of the $10 fee stability.
Commercial haulers and ultimately the landfill fund absorb the higher tipping costs.
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