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Scott County hears waste‑to‑energy pitch from Blue Earth County; staff estimate up to $3.8 million annual cost to move 40,000 tons
Summary
At a workshop, Blue Earth County staff and local presenters outlined a plan to route refuse‑derived fuel to a Mankato waste‑to‑energy outlet and asked if Scott County would send up to 40,000 tons a year. County staff said doing so could raise the average cost to about $166 per ton — roughly $3.8 million a year for half Scott County’s waste — and recommended further legal and financial study.
Blue Earth County staff presented a proposal at a Scott County workshop to route municipal waste into a refuse‑derived fuel (RDF) processing stream that feeds a Mankato waste‑to‑energy outlet, and Scott County staff gave preliminary cost estimates for sending up to 40,000 tons per year.
Scott County staff member Nick summarized the draft cost model and said current average disposal costs in Scott County are about $70 per ton. ‘‘So we'd be going from $70 a ton average to $166 a ton,’’ Nick said, listing estimated charges for transfer, transport, processing and the outlet fee. At 40,000 tons, staff calculated an approximate $3.8 million annual increase in local disposal spending, which could be allocated in different ways — a staff projection showed a ballpark of $2–$6 per household per month depending on how costs…
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