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Park County raises special-waste tipping fees for tires, petroleum-contaminated soil and asbestos
Summary
Park County commissioners approved increases to special-waste fees at county landfills, raising in-county tire disposal to $180/ton and raising petroleum contaminated soil and nonfriable asbestos rates; staff said the adjustments align county fees with other Wyoming jurisdictions.
Park County commissioners voted July 15 to adjust several special waste management and disposal fees at county landfills, increasing rates for waste tires, petroleum-contaminated soil and nonfriable nonfriable asbestos.
Travis Ball, Park County Solid Waste division manager, told commissioners the county's current rates were below peer jurisdictions. He proposed raising the in-county waste-tire rate from $165 to $180 per ton and adding an out-of-county tire rate of $215 per ton. For petroleum-contaminated soil the proposal raised the in-county rate from $20 to $45 per ton; if the county must perform handling or holding to prepare the material for reuse as cover soil the in-county handling rate would increase from $35 to $70 per ton. Out-of-county rates for contaminated soil would be $60 per ton for direct use and $135 per ton for special handling/testing.
For nonfriable asbestos the board approved raising the in-county rate from $90 to $100 per ton and an out-of-county rate of $125 per ton. Ball said he surveyed seven other Wyoming entities and found the revised rates still place Park County below the average of comparator fees while reducing the disparity that had drawn inbound haulers.
Commissioners asked whether the county would lose out-of-county customers; Ball replied most current customers are county generators and that comparable rates make it unlikely to lose significant volume. A motion to adopt the revised fee schedule was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote.
Implementation: The landfill manager will publish the new fee schedule and update administrative fee tables; the county will continue to monitor inbound loads and handling costs.
