Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management waives tipping fees for Bryan-College Station; officials expect to save thousands
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Since the opening of the Twin Oaks landfill, Bryan-College Station has been paying around $30 a ton to dump city trash.
Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management announced Wednesday it would be doing away with tipping fees for the cities. Meaning city trucks will no longer pay a fee to dump at the landfill, saving more than $1 million annually.
“This is something we have been partnering with the cities to try and work towards for a significant amount of time,” said Abagail Metsch with waste management.
Hearing the news of the waived tipping fees is welcomed and appreciated by College Station’s Mayor John Nichols, “Not having to pay tipping fees means that we won’t have to change the rate or increase the rate and we may be able to invest in new equipment.”
Mayor Nichols told KBTX good management and selling natural gas is what made this decision possible.
“We’re getting natural gas out of the landfill, selling it to a third party that’s cleaning it, and then they sell it to Atmos into a natural gas line, and we get paid,” Mayor Nichols explained.
With the new savings, Bryan’s Mayor Bobby Gutierrez is reportedly eyeing upgrades and an expansion for sanitation.
“We’re constantly upgrading all of our equipment. We’re going to be able to add another route,” added Mayor Gutierrez. “The cities are expanding and we can use that money to keep our rates low.”
