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Greenwood County considers higher landfill tire fee to shore up recycling program
Summary
County staff proposed charging a uniform $140 per ton at the landfill for tire disposal — regardless of whether retailers have paid the $2/tire state tax — to cover rising recycling costs and bring the program to net-zero; council raised concerns about illegal dumping and fairness and asked for additional data and a communications plan.
Greenwood County officials on March 17 discussed proposed changes to the county's waste-tire policy after staff reported multi-year financial shortfalls in the tire-recycling program.
Deputy county manager Rob Russian told council recent state-law changes give counties latitude to set disposal fees; staff proposed a uniform landfill charge of $140 per ton (in addition to existing state taxes) and to stop accepting retailer receipts at the scalehouse. The county estimates the $140-per-ton fee, combined with Department of Revenue refunds and eligible grants, would return the…
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