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Cochise County solid‑waste fund posts modest surplus as ADEQ permitting costs rise
Summary
Public Works reported the landfill/swap operations were $218,000 in the black for the quarter, recycled about 2,000 tons for revenue, and face higher ADEQ permitting fees that could push tipping fees up.
Cochise County Public Works reported on solid‑waste operations at the Feb. 20 work session, saying the enterprise fund was running a modest surplus but faces new regulatory costs that could force a tipping‑fee increase.
Public Works Director Jason Fazio told the Board the county hauled roughly 2,000 tons of recyclable material out of its landfills last year — cardboard, steel, aluminum and copper — which generated revenue and helps blunt pressure on the tipping fee. "Last year, we hauled about 2,000 tons of material out of our landfill to either cardboard steel, aluminum, copper, or whatever that didn't get…
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