2027 Recycling and Solid Waste Fee Structure
Tompkins County
Summary
The annual fee is proposed to jump from $85 to $95 per unit, and there's a proposed amendment to raise the hauler license fee from $100 to $1,000. Recycling staff warned the hauler hike could push out small haulers and raise costs for residents, and members debated whether uncovered-load fines are too harsh or too lenient.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Annual fee up $10 per unit (about 12%); hauler license fee proposal would rise tenfold if adopted.
The recycling enterprise fund gains revenue stability; residents get sustained services.
Residents and small haulers would bear higher costs if the hauler fee hike moves forward.
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