Lycoming raises transfer-station fees, adds material-impact charge to align costs with landfill operations

Lycoming County commissioners voted to approve changes to the transfer-station fee schedule, including transfer-station price increases, the addition of a material‑impact fee and removal of an oversized-fee tier. County staff said the change will take effect in October and was designed to align transfer-station charges with the actual costs the county incurs when moving waste from the transfer station to the landfill.

A commissioner described a long-standing discrepancy between what the county charges at the transfer station and the actual downstream costs for transporting and processing waste, saying the transfer station had not been fully covering those added costs. The fee schedule change was presented as a way to “even the playing field” between the transfer station and direct disposal at the landfill and to address undercharging for the county’s service.

The board approved the pricing changes by voice vote; officials said the changes were budgeted and intended to reduce the county’s subsidy for transfer-station operations. No specific fee amounts were read into the public record during the discussion.