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County staff report sharp rise in landfill tonnage, rising disposal costs

Bedford County meeting · February 4, 2026
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County staff reported a marked year-over-year rise in landfill tonnage and higher disposal costs after a renegotiated contract, estimating a roughly $142,000 increase in disposal expense tied to increased tonnage and higher per-ton fees.

Unidentified Speaker 1 (role/title: Not specified) presented the recycling and landfill summary to the meeting, reporting both commodity revenues and significantly higher landfill costs. The speaker said the landfill expense for the quarter was $151,004.93 and that an earlier transcription error in tonnage was corrected to 3,017.79 tons. "So that's a really hefty increase in…

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