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Stevens County approves amended hauler license, readies fee increases as state plans new demolition-landfill rules
Summary
County commissioners approved changes to solid-waste hauling and local disposal rates after a solid-waste committee warned new state demolition-landfill rules will require liners, leachate controls and financial assurances — forcing higher tipping fees and raising questions about enforcement and future closure costs.
Stevens County commissioners voted to approve an amended solid-waste hauler license and a set of modest local rate adjustments after staff warned that proposed state rules for demolition landfills will raise long-term operating and closure costs.
Solid-waste presenter (S7) told the board the county's primary incinerator and a regional landfill plan to raise tipping fees beginning Jan. 1, 2026. He said one facility's disposal fee will move from about $101.32 per ton to roughly $105.30 per ton and another landfill's rate will increase to about $47.01 per ton. The solid-waste committee recommended passing those costs through to customers so the county can build revenue for future closure obligations.
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