TITLE
Title
APPROVE GARBAGE HAULER CURBSIDE LICENSE APPLICATION RENEWALS, FEE INCREASES, AND CONSIDER LICENSE LANGUAGE CHANGES FOR REPUBLIC SERVICES AND GFL ENVIRONMENTAL. APPROVE CHANGE IN SOLID WASTE CUSTOMER BILL OF RIGHTS FOR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF FEE CHANGES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell (Lorelei Elkins)
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BACKGROUND
Background
NCGS 153A-136(a)(4) authorizes the Board of Commissioners to regulate the fees that may be charged for residential solid waste collection in unincorporated areas (attached). The most recent solid waste collection fee increase for garbage haulers (Republic Services, GFL Environmental, and Randolph County Garbage Service) was approved by the Board on August 4, 2022, and set the maximum fee of $25.50/month/household for monthly curbside garbage and recycling pickup. The current garbage hauler licenses conclude June 30, 2025.
The Republic Services curbside collection license renewal application was submitted contingent upon approval of a rate adjustment from $25.50 to $29.50 per month, effective July 1, 2025, and the following language being added to the license:
Option 1: Annual CPI Rate adjustment. The licensed solid waste hauler may increase the rates for all services effective on January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, in an amount equal to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumer (CPI-U), Garbage and Trash Collection, U.S. County Average, as published by United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics. For the CPI-U calculation, rates will be adjusted using the month of July, trailing twelve (12) months’ average CPI compared to the preceding twelve (12) months.
Option 2: Alternatively, Republic Services is prepared to accept a flat 4% annual rate increase beginning January 1, 2027, rather than an annual adjustment based on the CPI-U for Garbage and Trash Collection, starting January 1, 2026.
The GFL Environmental (GFL) license renewal application was submitted with the request that the fee be incre...
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