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Fargo proposes modest residential rate increases, landfill tipping fee rise amid 17‑year life estimate
Summary
Solid waste staff proposed a $1 increase to both recycling and garbage (combined $2/month) and a $6 per‑ton increase in landfill tipping fees to $57 to cover rising equipment, contract and construction costs; staff said the current landfill has about 17 years of capacity and highlighted gas‑to‑energy and crushed‑glass reuse programs.
Scott Olson, the City of Fargo solid waste director, presented department operations, recycling markets, landfill capacity and a proposed set of rate changes to the finance committee.
Olson opened with a breakdown of typical residential charges: “The garbage rate… $9 per month, that’s our most popular can, 64‑gallon container. And then about 80 plus percent of folks do opt in to recycle. That’s an additional $4 a month,” he said. He described other services included in the fee such as household hazardous waste drop‑off, transfer station access, 20 recycling and yard‑waste drop sites and annual cleanup week.
Olson said the city owns and operates its landfill and that regional users (for example, West Fargo and Cass…
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