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Skowhegan weighs shifting transfer-station costs as tipping fees rise under Waste Management contract
Summary
Town participants reviewed a transfer-station report showing commercial haulers account for roughly 75% of station bills and that the town's Waste Management contract will raise tipping fees through 2028; officials discussed user-fee options (paper-bag system, charging haulers, curbside pickup) and called for a feasibility study before budget season.
Skowhegan town participants met to review transfer-station operations and rising disposal costs after staff presented a contract summary showing scheduled increases from $78.50 per ton for municipal solid waste today to $90.50 per ton by July 1, 2028.
The session focused on who pays. "When the trash gets picked up at the hospital and goes to waste management, we're paying it," Speaker 1 said, describing how the town ends up billed for some large commercial and institutional customers. Speaker 3 noted that fees paid for commercial haulers represent about 75% of the transfer-station budget while residential loads account for less than 20%, creating a…
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