Town Raises Transfer Station Fees for First Time in 8 Years

For the first time in eight years, the town is increasing its fees for use of the waste transfer station on Route 7.

Town Manager Mark Pruhenski said the new fees reflect cost increases by the trash hauling company used by the town to truck away waste and recyclables to a central processing facility.

With the new fee schedule there is no longer a moratorium on disposal of bulky waste items.

The new fee for an annual residential dump sticker, with no individual bag stickers required, is now $350; the annual residential trash sticker is $40. The per-bag residential sticker price for a 30-gallon trash bag is $3.25, or $1.50 for a 13-gallon bag. Stickers can be purchased online or at the Town Clerk’s Office at the Town Hall.

As always, there is no fee for recycling of paper, bottles, cans, and scrap metal and no stickers are required for these recycled items.

The fee schedule for other items, including appliances, bulky items including furniture and mattresses, electronics, carpeting, automotive parts and other goods has also increased. All require a disposal permit, which must be purchased at the Town Clerk’s office.

The full fee schedule for use of the town transfer station can be found on the town website.

The transfer station, located on Route 7 across from Monument Mountain Regional High School, is open Fridays, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sundays, 10-3 p.m.

No disposal payments are accepted at the transfer station.