Sedgwick County Solid Waste Plan

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Solid Waste Fee

State law authorizes county commissions to impose solid waste fees to defray the costs of planning and administering solid waste collection and disposal programs, as well as recyclables and recycling programs. If the county commission chooses to impose this fee, the law requires that it be imposed by resolution prior to July 1 of each year for imposition in the following year.

Sedgwick County first imposed solid waste fees for the 2000 fiscal year, and again for each subsequent fiscal year. Fees have been used for planning solid waste programs, public education efforts, start-up costs and operation of the household hazardous waste facility, special collection events (tires and e-waste), and for general administrative support.

The fee varies according to class of property, with residential property owners paying a fixed amount per dwelling unit and owners of commercial, industrial, agricultural and other classes of property paying amounts based on the waste generation characteristics of their business. The fee is levied on the annual property tax bill and collected by the county treasurer with tax payments.

The historical solid waste fee for residential properties is shown below:

Year         Annual Amount
2000         4.89
2001         5.27
2002         5.42
2003         4.99
2004         3.14
2005         3.06
2006         3.57
2007         3.65
2008         3.65
2009         4.04
2010         4.04
2011         5.70
2012         5.70