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Ulster County committee pauses service agreement as agency warns tipping‑fee pressure after lower-than-expected tonnages
Summary
Ulster County’s solid‑waste agency reported lower‑than‑expected tonnages through June, and the legislature’s energy committee postponed a proposed service agreement with the county’s resource recovery agency to allow more stakeholder review.
Ulster County’s solid‑waste agency reported on Aug. 5 that municipal solid waste and construction/demolition tonnages are running well below projections through the first half of 2025, and the legislature’s energy committee postponed a proposed service agreement with the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency to allow more stakeholder review.
The agency director, Mark Ryder, told the committee the county received 65,000 tons in the first six months of 2025 against a 12‑month target of 142,000 tons. “We have received 65,000 tons, against WSC and D combined. Our 12 month target was a 142,000,” Ryder said, and added that recycling collections so far total 6,533 tons, “included in that is food waste.”
Those lower tonnages affect the revenue base for the agency. Ryder explained how the tipping fee is structured: disposal and transportation costs run above $100 per ton, while…
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