June 15, 2009 - District of Mission

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MDISTRICT 0,F
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ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS
File Category: PRO.DOM.LAN
File Folder: Fees
To: Chief Administrative Officer
From: Environmental Coordinator
Date: June 8th , 2009
Subject: Landfill Fees
Recommendation
THAT item 8 of Schedule A of the Refuse Collection and Disposal Bylaw 1387-1984 be
amended to reflect an $11 minimum charge per 73.5 kg load for customers from outside of
Mission and Electoral Areas C, F and G, effective July 1 st , 2009; and
THAT the surcharge for unsecured loads arriving at the landfill be increased to $10, effective
October 1 st, 2009.
Background
Minimum Charge for Out-of-Area Customers
Effective July 1 st, 2009, the minimum charge at the Maple Ridge transfer station will increase to
$10 for loads up to 140 kg. Staff anticipates that this increase may result in additional traffic to
the Mission landfill. The minimum charge at the Mission landfill is currently $5 for loads up to
73.5 kg. Being the only minimum charge provided for in the Refuse Collection and Disposal
Bylaw 1387-1984, it does not reflect the higher tipping fees charged to out-of-area customers,
which is set at $150 per tonne. Staff recommends increasing the minimum charge for out-ofarea
customers to $11 for loads up to 73.5 kg, which would reflect the $150 per tonne charge, in
order to discourage excessive vehicle traffic and the delivery of additional waste materials from
other jurisdictions. The change should be effective July 1 st, 2009, to coincide with the increased
minimum charge at the Maple Ridge transfer station.
Surcharge on Unsecured Loads
The $5 surcharge on unsecured loads was implemented in February 2008. From July 2007 to
January 2008, landfill customers who covered their loads had received a $2 rebate. During this
seven-month rebate period, the percentage of uncovered loads arriving at the landfill averaged
at 52% with no discernible downward trend. When the rebate was changed to a $5 surcharge,
the average percentage of uncovered loads dropped to 31% within two months, to 11% over the
next three months and finally appears to have bottomed out at an average 6% from July 2008 to
May 2009 (Graph 1).
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