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Riverton council opts for new sanitation fee structure, keeps curbside recycling for now
Summary
After extended debate on curbside recycling and projected sanitation costs, Riverton City Council directed staff to adopt a fee schedule ("estimate 2") that breaks out garbage and recycling charges and raises the overall rate to get the sanitation enterprise closer to self-sufficiency.
Riverton City Council voted to adopt a new sanitation fee structure designed to more clearly separate trash and recycling costs and to move the sanitation enterprise toward breaking even.
Council considered multiple fee scenarios after staff presented data showing the current $13 monthly charge combines both garbage and recycling pickup. Under the option the council approved (referred to in staff materials as "estimate 2"), the first garbage pickup would be set at $10 per month and the first recycle tote at $5 per month (a combined $15), additional garbage cans would be $9…
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