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Decatur raises sanitation fees; pilot curbside organics planned
Summary
The commission adopted a revised sanitation fee schedule to address rising costs: increased residential fees and bag prices, higher commercial container rates, and a planned curbside organics pilot (250 homes) expected to start in spring; staff estimates combined revenue increases of about $412,000.
The City Commission approved changes to the 2025 sanitation fee schedule after staff presented an operations review that cited rising costs for fuel, vehicle parts and tipping fees.
Sanitation staff reported that material-recovery tipping fees have increased from $60 to $70 per ton and that the city averages roughly 150 tons of commingled…
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