HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 Solid Waste Rate Increases News Release - 2023/11/21 NEWS RELEASE
November 21,2023
_ MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
411 NORTH 5TH STREET
r8u SHELTON,WA 98584
(360)427-9670 EXT. 747
TO: IFIBERONE/KMAS,KRXY, SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL,THE
OLYMPIAN, SHELTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,NORTH MASON
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CITY OF SHELTON,ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,THE SUN
RE: 2024 Solid Waste Rate Increases
Per Mason County Resolution No. 2022-27, disposal rates at all Mason County Transfer and
Drop Box stations will increase by 5.4%beginning January 1, 2024.
As directed by Resolution No. 2022-27, fees will be increased each year by the amount of the
August-to-August Consumer Price Index(CPI U) for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Area.
This increase is to cover the annual cost increase experienced by the County to operate and
maintain the Shelton, Hoodsport,Union, and Belfair transfer and drop box station locations.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Sharon Trask, RariVy Neather m, Kevin Shutty,
Chair Vice Chair Commissioner
Eells Hill Transfer Station
2024 RATES *
Based on the CPI adjustment for 2022 to 2023 of 5.4%, the disposal rates for
2024 are as follows:
Solid Waste (Per Ton) $ 126.69 / TON
Minimum Fee (340 lbs.) $ 20.55
1 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 6.86
2 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 13.68
3 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 15.77
4 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 17.77
Tire with Rim $ 6.86
Tire without Rim $ 5.10
Misc. large bulky items $ 6.86
Appliance w/Refrigerant $ 13.68
Auto Battery $ 2.66
Recyclable Scrap Metal $ 76.70 /TON
Separated, clean yard $ 91.85 / TON
Trimmings
Construction Debris $ 126.69 /TON
55 Gal. Drum(s) $ 126.69 / TON
Cubic Yard Waste $21.90
*The rate noted above does NOT include Washington State Refuse Collection Tax
of 3.6%. The tax is in addition to the rates above.
Belfairl Hoodsport, Union Transfer
Stations
2024 RATES *
Based on the CPI adjustment for 2022 to 2023 of 5.4%, the disposal rates for
2024 are as follows:
Solid Waste (Per Cubic Yard) $ 25.98/ CY
Minimum Fee
(more than six 32gal bags less than 1 CY) $ 25.98
1 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 6.86
2 Cans Bags (32 Gal) $ 13.68
3 Cans Bags (32 Gal) $ 15.76
4 Cans Bags (32 Gal) $ 17.77
5 Cans Bags (32 Gal) $ 20.55
6 Cans Bags (32 Gal) $ 22.61
1 55-gal drum $ 13.70
2 55-gal drums $ 18.51
3 55-gal drums $ 22.62
Misc. large bulky items $ 25.98
Appliance w/Refrigerant $ 34.28
Tire with Rim (1 only) $ 23.84
Each additional Tire with Rim $ 6.86
Tire without Rim (1 only) $ 6.86
Each additional Tire without Rim $ 4.11
Auto Battery $ 2.66
Recyclable Scrap Metal $ 6.86 /per 32 Gal
*The rate noted above does NOT include Washington State Refuse Collection Tax
of 3.6%. The tax is in addition to the rates above.