Waste, Recycling, Growing Greener Fees Collected By DEP Continue Decline In 2008-09

The Department of Environmental Protection reported collecting a total of $104.7 million in fees from landfills, resource recovery facilities, hazardous waste transporters, and hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.

The $104.7 million in revenues came from: the $4/ton Environmental Stewardship Disposal Fee generated $62.3 million in revenue, the $2/ton Recycling Fee generated $36.3 million in revenue, the $.25/ton Environmental Stewardship Fee generated $4.3 million in revenue, hazardous waste TSP fees generated $1.3 million in revenue, hazardous waste TSD fees generated $0.4 million in revenue, and hazardous waste annual permit administration fees generated $42,150 in revenue.

Overall, waste fee receipts have been declining over the past five years mainly due to a drop in the amount of out-of-state waste disposed in Pennsylvania.

From fiscal year 03-04 through fiscal year 08-09 total waste receipts from landfills and resource recovery facilities fell from a high of 25.2 million tons to a low of 20.6 million tons. Pennsylvania waste receipts remained steady until fourth quarter 2008 when it followed the national economy and declined.

The fiscal year fee report is available online.

For more information, visit the Municipal Waste Management Fees webpage or contact Bill Sedlak by sending email to: wsedlak@state.pa.us or call 717-783-9258.