Refuse Authority’s tipping fee likely to stay at current rate in 2027

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The tipping fee – what haulers pay to dispose of a ton of waste at the landfill – likely will remain at $82 per ton for 2027, the board of the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority heard Tuesday.

GLRA executive director Skip Garner told the board that work on the 2027 budget is underway and, at this point, the tipping fee is not expected to increase. Last year, the board approved raising the fee from $72 per ton to $82 per ton, the first increase since 2020…