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Tillamook County approves modest solid-waste rate increase as state recycling law rolls out
Summary
The Board approved a roughly 2% across‑the‑board increase to cover higher hauling and processing costs, and staff outlined a phased implementation of Oregon’s producer-funded recycling law and local changes to yard‑debris vouchers and sharps disposal options.
Tillamook County commissioners approved an order raising municipal solid‑waste, yard‑debris and commingled recycling disposal rates at the Tillamook, Manzanita and Pacific City transfer stations, citing higher hauling costs and near‑term changes from a new state recycling law.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the change after Solid Waste Program Manager Justin Wiese told commissioners the increase is intended to offset higher hauling expenses, including recent changes to where county refuse must be transported. “I did hear recently the incinerator was closed a little bit unexpectedly and so that shortened the lifespan by a couple years and so even more critical,” Wiese said, describing how the closure reduced available regional…
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