Atchison County adopts solid-waste plan and raises transfer-station tipping fees

The Atchison County Commission voted April 14 to adopt the Solid Waste Management Plan annual review dated April 14, 2026, and accepted committee recommendations that include fee changes for the county transfer station.

Chair summarized plan updates and said the plan lists new fees that took effect Jan. 1, 2026: a tipping fee of $50.17 per ton for municipal solid waste, $103 per ton for recyclable loads and a $50-per-ton rate for construction and demolition material. The meeting record says the tipping fees will be used to fund the solid waste department in combination with the three-quarter-cent sales tax.

Jody Goodpasture (introduced in the meeting as solid waste director) and staff reviewed the plan and confirmed the county met annual review requirements; the county committee also reviewed a 2027 budget and plan prior to the commission meeting. Mike Slattery was noted as a newly appointed board member representing the city of Atchison.

The commission moved, seconded and approved the Solid Waste Management Plan and its annual review 3–0. Staff said they would forward the approved plan and committee meeting notes to the state as the next administrative step.

Next steps: staff to send the plan to the state and continue to monitor operations; commissioners did not alter the fee schedule during the meeting beyond adopting the committee's recommended rates.