Dive Summary:
- Palm Beach has previously accused Waste Management and Republic Services of improperly improperly disposing of waste; costing the county hundreds of thousands in lost tipping fees.
- Now Palm Beach County commissioners have indicated that they will beef up flow control rules to further reduce the problem
- Currently, regulations require that solid waste be disposed in the Palm Beach landfill. Recyclables, which also have a lower tipping fee, are taken out of the county.
- The city has found that businesses are putting solid waste in recycling containers costing the city money in tipping fees.
- New regulations would require better labeling on waste and recycling containers and would fine businesses who improperly dispose of waste
From the article:
Palm Beach County commissioners said Wednesday that they would consider beefing up rules governing solid waste disposal, to discourage haulers from trucking homegrown trash — and the dumping fees that go with it — to Broward County.
The commission, sitting as the governing board of the county’s Solid Waste Authority, stopped short of taking any formal action and instead told authority managers that they take up the rule changes at a future meeting.
The push comes after the waste authority alleged for the second time in just over a year that a hauler incorrectly hauled thousands of tons of trash from Palm Beach County to a Broward recycling facility. The move cost the authority more than $119,000 in dumping fees, managers have said.
The county’s inspector general has been asked to investigate both cases.
