Medium PriorityTaxes Budgetopen
Landfill tipping fee increase
Summary
AEL's 3.3% CPI increase raises the disposal rate to $28.61 per ton starting July 1. It's within the contract's 5% cap, so the board had little discretion, but the cost flows into residential trash service economics.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 30, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Adds $0.91 per ton to disposal costs, about a 3.3% increase in the city's landfill expense.
✅Who benefits
American Environmental Landfill, per its contract terms.
⚠️Who could be affected
Ratepayers indirectly, through the higher disposal cost built into trash service budgets.
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