Ohio Raises Fee For Dumping Trash At Landfills

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The new state budget is raising the cost of dumping garbage in Ohio.

Associated Press
Published: July 31, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The new state budget is raising the cost of dumping garbage in Ohio.

A state fee for taking a ton of trash to a landfill increases by $1.25 on Saturday to $4.75.

One dollar of the increase will go to the Ohio EPA Environmental Protection Fund, and the other 25 cents will be directed toward the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Soil and Water Conservation Fund.

Columbus officials estimate that the higher fee will cost the city more than $300,000 extra each year to dump its trash at the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio’s huge landfill south of town.

An authority spokesman says it has no choice but to pass on the higher fee.

Trash hauling companies say the higher charge will mean their residential customers also will pay more.

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Flag Comment Posted by mjw357 on July 31, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Are you listening, Mayor C? MANDATORY RECYCLING. It makes me ill seeing trashcans overflowing with pop cans, plastic bottles, cardboard etc. All of these materials can (and are) bought and sold as part of a profitable business. Why can we not do this?

Flag Comment Posted by kdg49k on July 31, 2009 at 11:59 am

you think theres alot of trash in the country and along the highways now , just wait till this goes in affect . people will be bring thier trash along the backroads and ilegally dumping more , boy some real smart people in offices

Flag Comment Posted by Maumi on July 31, 2009 at 10:38 am

Whew, that is a significant increase. It is disgusting the amount of trash accumulate in a 24 hour period. Wall-E may happen sooner than we expect.

Flag Comment Posted by upchucknit on July 31, 2009 at 10:03 am

“Columbus officials estimate that the higher fee will cost the city more than $300,000 extra each year to dump its trash at the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio’s huge landfill south of town.

An authority spokesman says it has no choice but to pass on the higher fee.“

They are already going to raise the price of living in Columbus REGARDLESS if the levy passes or fails!!!!

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