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PRESS ROOM SPSA Preliminary Tipping Fee Schedule for Upcoming (Chesapeake, VA; January 24, 2007) – At the January 24, 2007, Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) Board of Directors Meeting, SPSA Executive Director John Hadfield presented a preliminary tipping fee schedule for fiscal year 2007-2008. The tipping fee schedule included a proposed municipal tipping fee of $100 per ton of waste disposed with SPSA. Hadfield said, “On a cost per home per month basis, the $100 per ton municipal tipping fee translates to a cost of about $11 per home per month. Our current $75 per ton tipping fee represents a cost of $9.20 per home per month. Although the increase is nominal, I recognize that this indeed reflects an increase in waste disposal costs to our members, and you may reflect back on the recent regional debate on SPSA’s finances and the fact that appropriate charges to run the agency have not consistently been assessed. This tipping fee increase reflects funding necessary to run the agency as well as come into compliance with the Board’s financial policy.” For more information, please contact Felicia Blow at 757-420-4700. SPSA has been providing efficient and environmentally sound waste disposal services to the region and its residents since 1985. SPSA’s solid waste management system includes waste-to-energy, yard waste composting, drop-off and curbside recycling as well as other recycling programs, household hazardous waste collection, landfilling, landfill gas-to-energy and education programs. This integrated waste management system enables SPSA to put 57% of the waste it receives to a beneficial use, thus allowing the region to reduce its dependence on landfills.
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