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Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling defends rate increase as diversion improves
Summary
Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling told the Cottonwood Heights council a Jan. 1 rate increase to $26 per household was driven by a roughly 40% rise in district costs; the agency also reported improved diversion and cleaner recycling, citing new operational savings and education efforts.
Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling presented to the Cottonwood Heights City Council on July 15, explaining a large fee increase implemented Jan. 1 and pointing to operational steps intended to reduce future increases.
Pam Roberts, executive director, said the district raised residential fees to $26 per home per month after a prior $2.50 increase that moved the rate to $19.50; the latest change represented a $6.50 monthly increase (about 33%) meant to cover a roughly 40% rise in district costs over four years. “We normally raise rates every three to four years,” Roberts said, adding that a combination of rising costs and earlier decisions delayed the increase until this year.
Roberts described cost-saving measures the district has pursued: switching…
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