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Spokane County staff propose 2026 transfer-station rate increases, $30 fee for refrigerant extraction
Summary
Solid Waste staff recommended a 4% increase to municipal solid waste per-ton rates, a 10% organics increase and a new $30 refrigerant-extraction fee for 2026; the board will consider a rates resolution next week after a unanimous Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommendation.
Spokane County solid-waste staff on Tuesday asked the Board of County Commissioners to approve new transfer-station rates for 2026 that would raise the municipal solid-waste per-ton rate 4%, increase organics fees by 10% and add a $30 charge for refrigerant extraction from certain appliances.
Lindsay, Solid Waste staff, told commissioners the county’s transfer stations had a “pretty good year in 2025” but that a recent $1,100,000 land purchase north of the Valley Transfer Station combined with operating and capital needs will briefly reduce the fund balance below the county’s 90-day operating target. “We’re dropping below our 90 day operating threshold,” Lindsay said, adding staff expect to recover by 2026 under the forecasted rates.
Why it matters: The proposed changes affect commercial…
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