Proposed 4% tip fee increase for 2027
Summary
Residents will pay $27 for a five-punch solid waste card in 2027, up from current rates, and commercial haulers face $124/ton contract tipping fees. The committee says it's needed to keep the publicly operated system financially sustainable and plan for the landfill's long-term needs.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Punch cards rise to $27 per five punches and commercial tipping to $124/ton starting January 1, 2027.
The solid waste system's long-term financial sustainability, and ultimately all county users of transfer stations.
Households and haulers disposing of waste will pay more in 2027.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of Supervisors Meeting - Oct 6, 2026
Residents will pay $27 for a five-punch solid waste card in 2027, up from current rates, and commercial haulers face $124/ton contract tipping fees. The committee says it's needed to keep the publicly operated system financially sustainable and plan for the landfill's long-term needs.
Board of Supervisors Meeting - Sep 8, 2026
Solid waste is running about $650,000 ahead on revenue, and the 2027 proposal includes higher tipping fees to cover inflation, plus stepped-up flow control enforcement and an open house Sept. 26.
Solid Waste and Recycling - Jul 28, 2026
Rising costs are pushing staff to propose a 4% bump in the tipping fee for the 2027 budget. That fee gets passed on to haulers — and likely to residents' trash bills.
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