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MCMUA budget preview: tipping fee to drop $2/ton in 2026; county recognizes staff assisting transfer station takeover
Summary
The board heard that the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (MCMUA) will present budgets Oct. 14 including a $2 per ton tipping fee reduction (to $113/ton) effective 2026—projected county savings just under $1 million—and commissioners recognized staff who helped recruit 27 employees for the MCMUA transfer station transition.
County leadership told commissioners that the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority will present its budgets at the Oct. 14 meeting and that proposed changes would reduce the tipping fee by $2 per ton starting in 2026, lowering the fee to $113 per ton. The chair said the reduction would save county waste generators just under $1,000,000 in 2026 compared with 2025 levels.
The board also recognized county personnel in the personnel division for assisting the MCMUA transition and recruiting 27 new employees expected to transfer from the current operator, JP Mascaro, when the county takes over operations of the transfer station on Dec. 16, 2025. Commissioners applauded staff and noted additional upcoming contractual and curbside recycling shared‑service items to be considered at an Oct. 14 meeting.
No formal votes on the MCMUA budget or transfer‑station staffing were recorded during the work session; the chair said those items will be considered at the MCMUA and regular board meetings scheduled later in October and December.
