JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Prices at the dump are going up. Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling (ISWR) will be adjusting its disposal fees as costs for yard waste, manure, electronics, and tires will be on the increase starting in mid-summer.
“These increases are a reflection of careful analysis,” explained ISWR superintendent, Heather Overholser. “As with previous adjustments, the current increase is intended to directly address the costs associated with each material accepted and to ensure efficient and environmentally sound management.”
ISWR will continue to offer composting and reuse services for yard waste, weeds/grass and dimensional lumber. This program diverts over 9,000 tons per year from the landfill, recovering valuable organic resources and minimizing the environmental impact of transporting and burying these materials. Completion of a recent cost analysis revealed the need for a fee increase of $10/ton for these materials. The result will be a tip fee of $80/ton, up from the current rate of $70/ton. It is the first increase in nine years for yard waste.
Other tip fee adjustments scheduled to begin July 1, 2017 include an increase for manure, from $45/ton to $55/ton and new prices for tire disposal as listed here:
- Individual tires up to 17” without rims – increase from $5/tire to $6/tire;
- Individual tires up to 17” with rims – increase from $12/tire to $14/tire;
- Individual tires 17” to 22” – increase from $12/tire to $14/tire; and,
- Bulk tires and tires over 22” – increase from $275/ton to $295/ton.
There will be no change in tip fees for landfill bound materials. They will remain at $115/ton, but Trash Transfer Station customers should note the implementation of a $5 minimum fee per visit. This policy is intended to encourage customers to consolidate material loads, to increase efficiency and minimize traffic delays at the facility.
Also beginning July 1, the fee for electronic waste will be $.40/pound, up from $.20/pound. Teton County was fortunate to participate in an electronics producer buy-back program over the course of the past year. Unfortunately, third-party funding for this program was unexpectedly terminated across the region. As always, electronics recycling fees for residential customers is voluntary. Businesses are asked to pay the full cost, and residents are asked to pay what they are able to afford. Electronics are not accepted with landfill bound material.
“ISWR and county commissioners are sensitive to the impact that tip fee increases may have on the community,” Overholser said. “We would like to remind residents and businesses of the ongoing advantages of reducing, reusing, recycling and composting materials whenever possible, as disposal of these materials continues to be more economical than those of landfill-bound materials.”
