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Orange County raises yard‑waste tipping fee, funds compost screening equipment
Summary
The committee raised the yard‑waste tipping fee from $50 to $65 per ton to align with regional rates and approved increasing a transfer‑station capital project from $490,000 to $700,000 to purchase a trommel (screening) machine; $210,000 is expected from state grant sources and the county will bond an additional $105,000.
The Physical Services Committee on May 27 approved an increase in yard‑waste tipping fees at Orange County‑owned solid waste facilities from $50 per ton to $65 per ton, and approved a supplemental appropriation to increase a transfer‑station capital project from $490,000 to an estimated maximum cost of $700,000 to buy screening equipment for the county compost operation.
Why it matters: county officials said the increase brings the county closer to local market…
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