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Pitt County renews five-year hauling and disposal contract with Republic Services; tipping fee to rise to $52.50 per ton
Summary
The board approved a five-year renewal with Republic Services for transportation and disposal of county solid waste; the county will pay $52.50 per ton including a $2-per-ton state tax, up from $42.50 per ton in the prior contract, and annual price adjustments will be capped at 5 percent.
Pitt County commissioners on July 21 approved a five-year renewal of the county's transportation and disposal contract with Republic Services for hauling county solid waste to East Carolina Environmental (a Republic Services-owned landfill in Bertie County). Jason Randall, deputy director of solid waste and recycling, briefed the board.
Randall said the new county tipping fee will be $52.50 per ton, up from the prior county rate of $42.50 per ton; the new figure includes a $2-per-ton state tax. He said the county retains a favorable rate compared with other customers at the landfill, and that the next-lowest tipping fee at that landfill is about $60 per ton without transportation. To limit exposure to inflation, the renewed contract allows an annual price adjustment not to exceed 5 percent.
Randall said the cost increase was anticipated and has been budgeted in the county's FY 2025-26 budget. The five-year term was proposed to provide price stability amid inflationary pressures.
The board asked questions and then approved the contract renewal. County staff said Republic Services remains the county's disposal partner and that the contract extension preserves existing hauling relationships while addressing the landfill's increased tipping fees.
Practical effect: The county will pay an increased per-ton disposal rate allocated in the adopted budget; the five-year contract offers stability but permits capped annual adjustments to reflect inflation.
