Landfill may soon charge residents to dispose of used oil

The landfill may soon have to charge residents who dispose of used oil.

The county currently accepts used oil for free at the landfill.

Solid Waste Director Fonda Davis said the company that collects the oil is now charging the county 90 cents a gallon for used oil and 1.25 a gallon for oil mixed with water.

Fonda said the price for the service has fluctuated in the past – sometimes the county has paid for the service, and sometimes the company has paid the county for the oil.

For the short term the county is covering the costs through its hazardous waste fund.

But they can’t do that forever.

Fonda said if the price doesn’t drop soon, the charges will have to be passed on the customers.

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