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Council approves Montgomery County solid waste plan; small per‑ton fee increase and food‑waste collection added to program
Summary
Kettering approved the Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District plan update. Staff said the district will raise the trash generation fee from $3 to $3.65 per ton and plan includes a food-waste collection and processing program and expanded recycling and education efforts.
Kettering City Council voted Tuesday to approve the Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District’s updated solid waste management plan, a required plan that the Ohio EPA reviews periodically.
Assistant City Manager and City Engineer Steve Bergstresser summarized the county plan and said it is updated every five years to guide waste‑reduction and diversion programs. Bergstresser said the district plans to increase the trash generation fee from $3 per ton to $3.65 per ton and then proposes 6% increases each year thereafter to support programming.
“The average household in Kettering produces about a ton of trash per year,” Bergstresser said, adding that the fee change would equate to about a 65‑cent increase per household annually. He said the plan expands recycling awareness, business outreach and includes a proposed food‑waste collection and processing program to divert food waste from landfills.
Under Ohio law, Bergstresser said, the solid waste management district must secure approval of its plan from all member legislative bodies before the Ohio EPA will review and approve the district plan. Kettering’s approval is one step in that process.
Council approved the resolution on a unanimous roll call. Bergstresser said funds generated by the district fees will support district programs including recycling education and potential new food‑waste processing infrastructure.
