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NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY COCHISE

COUNTY AS OF SEPT. 2019

Cochise County is amending its recycling program to meet the decline in demand for materials. The move will help save rate payer funds, due to the current system being subsidized, and will keep the current tipping fee stable.

Due to significant changes in market conditions, which means many recyclables are no longer being purchased by vendors, the County’s free recycling program is no longer financially sustainable.
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“Unfortunately, market conditions and the cost of transporting and processing materials has resulted in the County – and the users of the solid waste system - having to subsidize the recycling program,” explained Public Works Director Marty Haverty. “In the long run, this will not be sustainable, with costs likely to continue to rise.”

From September 12, residents who drop-off their recyclables at a County transfer station will be charged the normal tipping fees as detailed below.

Anyone who drops recyclables at a rural transfer station in Double Adobe, Dragoon, Elfrida, Portal, San Simon, St. David, Sunizona, Sunsites, and Tombstone, will be charged a fixed fee, depending on the size of load, as follows:

• Per bag (35 gallons or smaller) $2 each
• Car, van, or station wagon $4 each
• Pick-up or single-axle trailer (up to 2 cubic yards in volume) $7 each
• 55 gallon barrels/containers $3 each
• Any load over 2 cubic yards in volume $6.40 c/y

Residents who drop-off at an urban transfer station in Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Willcox and the Western Regional Landfill will be charged $64 per ton.
Acceptable recyclables are corrugated cardboard and aluminum/tin cans.

“The average resident will pay just a few dollars, based on what we currently see brought into our transfer stations,” added Haverty. “We will continue to monitor market conditions and, in the meantime, we will continue to aggressively recycle as many materials as we can.”

For more information call Public Works at (520) 803-3770.

 

DISCONTINUED SEPT. 12, 2019

NOW IN BENSON

NO SORTING!

AND IT IS FREE!!!

You don’t need to sort the recyclable types – simply package them separately from your normal household trash or yard debris. Remove caps or lids from #1 or #2 plastic containers. There is no charge for the recyclable materials you bring to the Refuse Transfer Stations.

 


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