Teton County opens comment on FY27 transfer station fee increases

Teton County commissioners on April 7 moved forward with a 45-day public comment period on proposed FY2027 fees for the Trash Transfer Station, Recycling Center and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program, with staff planning to begin advertising April 10. The public hearing is scheduled for June 16 at 9 a.m. in the Teton County Administration Building. (Board Meeting Fee Adoption Packet)

The fee proposal is framed as part of keeping Integrated Solid Waste & Recycling (ISWR) self-funded as an enterprise operation while covering rising costs; staff noted many multi-year contracts include annual escalators in the 2%–6% range and said the FY2027 budget reflects an overall 11% increase. (Board Meeting Fee Adoption Packet)

Among the larger line-item changes shown in the FY26-to-FY27 comparison: construction and demolition waste would rise from $152/ton to $162/ton (+6.58%); tires up to 17 inches would go from $9 to $10 each (+11.11%); and the tire bulk rate would increase from $470/ton to $500/ton (+6.38%). Most other listed transfer-station, recycling and HHW fees were proposed as unchanged or bumped slightly (e.g., landfill-bound trash/MSW from $152/ton to $153/ton). (Board Meeting Fee Adoption Packet)

Written comments are directed to ISWR Superintendent Becky Kiefer at rkiefer@tetoncountywy.gov, and the county’s notice points residents to the county public-comment webpage for additional materials. (Board Meeting Fee Adoption Packet)