YORK COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY APPROVES 2024 BUDGET FEE INCREASE TO FUND LONG TERM COUNTY NEEDS
The York County Solid Waste Authority has approved its budget for fiscal 2024, including a
tipping fee increase to fund projects for long term system stability. The tip fee for York County
processible municipal solid waste at the York County Resource Recovery Center (RRC) for 2024 will
increase to $79 per ton in response to fiscal pressures created by rising operational costs, current
and future environmental control upgrades at the RRC, and the Authority’s obligation to prepare for
the future and ensure York County’s waste is properly managed with sustained environmental
protection. With uncertainty over future local landfill capacity, the Authority must prepare now to meet
the future waste management needs for York County.
Under this increase, the cost of waste disposal alone for an average York County household
will be less than $2 per week (based on an average household waste generation rate of 1.0 tons of
trash per year). This does not include collection costs charged by private waste hauling companies
hired to provide trash removal services. The minimum fee for residents delivering waste from their
homes will be $20 for up to 506 pounds.
Tipping fee revenues help to fund operations of the York County Resource Recovery Center,
operations and maintenance of the York County Sanitary Landfill/Hopewell Area Recreation Complex,
electronics recycling, household hazardous waste collection, secure drug take-back programs, public
education and community outreach efforts, and other programs aimed at waste reduction and
recycling.
The Authority facilitates responsible solid waste management through an integrated strategy
that emphasizes waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and resource recovery.
2024 YCSWA Budget Media Release
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