County transfer-station tarp rule forces council to weigh ending city bulk-pickup or buy costly tarps

The Committee of the Whole heard an extended staff update on county transfer-station requirements that take effect in 2026 and will require municipal and commercial vehicles to have tarped loads when entering the facility. City staff warned the rule will make the city’s current curbside bulk-trash program expensive and logistically difficult.

The discussion centered on enforcement the Solid Waste District plans at the transfer station, the technical limits of tarp systems on the city’s bulk-trash vehicles, and alternatives such as encouraging residents to schedule the City of Dayton bulk pickup the city now pays for.

City staff member Chris said the transfer station will begin enforcing a rule next year that vehicles must have loads 95% covered and that repeated violations will trigger rising fines. “They will have somebody there that’s enforcing…