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Hauler explains 2025 fee rise, says recruitment and fuel drove costs; Copperton recycling rates inch up
Summary
Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling told the Copperton Town Council the company raised residential fees this year after steep labor and equipment cost increases, outlined further staged increases proposed for 2026–27, and reviewed local diversion and "clean" recycling rates that are close to district goals.
Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling representatives told the Copperton Town Council on July 16 that a sharp rise in labor and equipment costs forced a fee adjustment earlier this year and that additional small, staged increases are likely in 2026 and 2027.
"We experienced 40% overall increased costs that were associated with labor," said a company representative, citing trouble recruiting drivers and a board-approved market adjustment for commercial drivers. The company said it implemented a 33% rate increase in 2025 and that financial advisers recommended smaller supplemental increases of $1.50 in 2026 and another $1.50 in 2027 to avoid larger future jumps.
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