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New Solid Waste Disposal Rates
Effective Jan. 1, 2008Why are the rates going up?
The rate increase will help finance major capital improvements to the county’s aging transfer system infrastructure. Most of the county’s solid waste transfer stations were built in the mid-1960s and are operating at or over capacity to keep pace with the nearly one million customer transactions and over one million tons of garbage handled each year. The rate increase will also pay for increased fuel, equipment, and maintenance costs, and the many programs and services offered by King County Solid Waste Division. Despite having implemented operating efficiencies, the Solid Waste Division can no longer absorb these increased costs or delay needed capital projects. The last rate increase was in January 1999. Even with this latest rate increase, King County’s disposal fees remain among the lowest in the region. This rate increase will affect your curbside garbage collection bill. The impact of this change on the average customer with one-can service will be an increase of $0.73 per month. The rate increase is based on projections of solid waste tonnage and the costs to operate the solid waste management system in the upcoming three-year rate period. Jump to the new solid waste disposal rates. Recycling through your curbside collection service can save you moneyRecycling keeps garbage rate increases at a minimum and helps you reduce the amount of garbage you make. You can save money on your garbage bill by reducing the number and size of your garbage containers by recycling mixed paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastic, yard waste, food scraps and food soiled paper. Taking part in curbside recycling services is easy to do, just contact your garbage hauler for information about services available in your neighborhood. Visit the "What do I do with…?" site to learn how to dispose of unwanted items. Visit the Online Materials Exchange to buy, sell or trade reusable household and building materials items. What do your disposal fees pay for?Here are some of the many programs and services available to county residents and businesses:
Distribution of Forecast Costs 2008-2010
* Separated yard waste and wood waste are accepted for recycling at a limited number of our facilities. At most of our facilities, we lack space for separate yard waste and wood waste collection and it is disposed as garbage at the garbage rate. Learn More
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King County Solid Waste Division
King Street Center 201 S. Jackson Street, Suite 701, Seattle, Washington 98104
Solid Waste Information Line: 206-296-4466, Fax: 206-296-0197, TTY Relay: 711,
800-325-6165 ext. 66542 (outside the local calling area M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
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