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Solid-waste staff report transfer-station repairs, ADEQ fee changes and plan to streamline free-dump program
Summary
Cochise County solid-waste staff reported repairs and leadership changes at the Douglas transfer station, described efforts to sustain a $64-per-ton tipping fee by recycling metal to Tucson, and said the Rate Review Advisory Board approved a streamlined free-dump day to start after July.
Solid-waste staff told the Cochise County Board of Supervisors the Douglas transfer station has been repaired and reorganized under new leadership, but the county continues to manage recurring equipment failures and regulatory fee changes that affect operations and tipping fees.
Public Works staff said contractors repaired and upgraded the Douglas station (work referenced at about $60,000) and that improved leadership and facility changes made the site look "night and day" compared with earlier conditions. The presenter noted continued operational vulnerability when key…
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