Prices are going up at the Franklin County landfill

            County commissioners have agreed to increase the tipping fee at the local landfill and now plan to increase the cost from disposing of construction and demolition debris.

The board on Tuesday approved a request from Waste Management to raise the tipping fee at the landfill by $2.57 a ton.

The new price for bringing a ton of trash to the landfill is $67.57.

Waste Management manages the weigh station at the landfill, they said the additional money is needed to maintain the weigh station.

County Commissioners on Tuesday also agreed to increase the price for disposing of construction and demolition debris which can include sheetrock, carpet, bricks and similar items.

Landfill director Fonda Davis said there is a tremendous amount of debris coming in and space is limited.

He added that Franklin County charges substantially less than other counties – Franklin County charges 45 dollars a ton for construction and demolition debris while some neighboring counties charge as much as 70 dollars a ton.

Commissioners agreed to increase the fee to 55 dollars a ton – the higher price will take effect in the next 6 months.

First the county wants to make sure that the public is aware of the increase and will run an advertising campaign to alert people.

Commissioners told Fonda to monitor whether the price increase leads to more roadside dumping from people trying to avoid the fees completely. 

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