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Council approves solid waste fee changes; recycling and unsecured-load penalties pass through vendor/state costs
Summary
Council approved updates to the solid waste fee schedule: a startup fee to offset higher can costs, a 31-cent recycling pass-through tied to Republic Services' price increases, and an increase in unsecured-load fines to $10 to cover a state-mandated EPA pass-through. Staff emphasized these are pass-through costs rather than city-initiated rate hikes.
Payson City updated its solid waste fee schedule after a public hearing. Staff explained the changes are largely pass-through costs: the startup fee reflects higher container costs, the recycling line will increase by 31 cents because Republic Services raised its contract price, and unsecured-load fines will increase to $10 to comply with a 2025 legislative requirement that a portion be remitted to an environmental cleanup fund (staff summary, SEG 2868'2876; discussion and vote, SEG 3019'3033).
A resident asked whether recycling is actually being recycled and staff said the city contracts with Republic Services and that while some contamination can spoil loads, the vendor processes recyclable material at a recycling facility; spoiled material is handled according to vendor practice and may go to a landfill. Council approved the fee changes by recorded vote (SEG 3019'2033).
