A proposed $3 per tonne increase to tipping fees at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill will be under consideration on Thursday.
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors will consider a proposed 3.5 per cent increase to the base tipping fee rate, from $82 to $85 per tonne, during their regular meeting. If approved, the change would come into effect on Jan. 1.
"The proposed 2018 operating budget for Solid Waste Management... relies on the increase to the base tipping fee rates reflecting current solid waste service requirements and supporting the approved waste diversion strategy," district environmental services manager Petra Wildauer wrote in her report to the board.
The minimum fee of $6 for loads up to 100 kilograms would remain in effect if the changes are adopted.
An approximately 3.5 per cent increase would apply to fees for dumping controlled waste substances as well. Dumping controlled waste requires obtaining a permit from the regional district prior to drop off at the landfill.
For condemned food, creosote-treated wood, dead animals, off-road tires and sterilized "sharps" the rate will increase from $150.50 per tonne to $155.75 per tonne. The cost for dumping vehicle hulks will go up from $150.50 per unit to $155.75 per unit.
The tipping fees for concrete, contaminated soil and bulky waste is slated to rise from $98 to $101.25 per tonne.
The price for dumping asbestos and international waste would rise from $301.25 to $312 per tonne, under the proposed changes.
The fee for dumping fridges, freezers, water coolers, air conditions and other appliances containing ozone-depleting substances would rise from $22 per unit to $22.50. The fee for dumping medium truck tires would rise from $11 to $11.25 per tire.
Other categories of controlled waste - including food processing waste, gypsum board, pumpings, sterilized biomedical waste and industrial wood ash -would be charged at the increased base rate of $85 per tonne under the proposed increase.
Recyclable materials including paper, corrugated cardboard, scrap metal, yard waste, used oil, light vehicle tires and propane tanks will continue to be accepted at the landfill for free, according to the proposed bylaw.
