HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/11/05 - 2025 Solid Waste Rate Increases NEWS RELEASE
' co November 5,2024
MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
411 N 5TH ST,BLDG 1, SHELTON,WA 98584
1854
TO: 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: 2025 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 3.1%beginning January 1,2025.
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,Hoodspoit,Union,acid Belfair transfer and drop box station locations.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ndy Neatherlin; Kevin Shutty, Sharon Trask,
Chair Vice-Chair Commissioner
Belfair, Hoodsport, Union
Transfer Station
2025 Disposal Rates
(Adjusted from 2024 rates based August to August Consumer Price Index
(CPI) for the Seattle-Tacoma -Bellevue Area of 3.1%)
Solid Waste (Per Cubic Yard) $ 26.79 / CY
Misc. large bulky items $ 26.79 / CY
1 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 7.07
2 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 14.10
3 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 16.26
4 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 18.32
5 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 21.19
6 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 23.31
Minimum Fee (Per Cubic Yard) $ 26.79
Tire with Rim $ 7.07 + Minimum Fee
Tire without Rim $ 5.26 + Minimum Fee
Each additional tire without Rim $ 4.24
Recyclable Scrap Metal $ 7.07 / 32 Gal
Separated, clean yard $ 26.79 / CY or $7.07 per Can (32 Gal)
Trimmings
Auto Battery $ 2.74
Eells Hill Transfer Station
2025 Disposal Rates
(Adjusted from 2024 rates based August to August Consumer Price Index
(CPI) for the Seattle-Tacoma -Bellevue Area of 3.1%)
Solid Waste (Per Ton) $ 130.62 / TON
Construction Debris $ 130.62 / TON
1 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 7.07
2 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 14.10
3 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 16.26
4 Can/Bag (32 Gal) $ 18.32
Minimum Fee (340 lbs.) $ 21.19
Tire with Rim $ 7.07 + Minimum Fee
Tire without Rim $ 5.26 + Minimum Fee
Misc. large bulky items $ 7.07 + Minimum Fee
Appliance w/Refrigerant $ 14.10 + Minimum Fee
Recyclable Scrap Metal $ 79.08 / TON
Separated, clean yard $ 94.70 / TON
Trimmings
Auto Battery $ 2.74