Herald & Lantern 21 March '84

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Cape Dumping Fee Low, Claims MU A

SWAINTON - A survey of proposed landfill tipping fees, recently conducted by the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, indicates the $26 per ton rate to be charged here will be one of the lowest in Southern New Jersey and adjacent states. ' Proposed rate increases for four gristing landfills in South Jersey expected to take effect later this spring range from a high of 164.74 per"ton at the Pinelands landfill in Atlantic County to the low of $20.86 at the L & D landfill in Burlington

County.

“These figures from other areas are only for the landfill operations,” Ted O'Neill, MUA solid waste manager, cautioned. “In Cape May County the proposed rate includes not only the landfill but also the construction and operation of the transfer station, the

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LAKEWOOD - Students for Middle School, Upper Township, are among 17 gifted children who will present the findings of their independent research project, "Communities of the Future”, 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday, April 3 at Georgian Court College here. The project was begun in January. It was initiated by ROGATE, (Resources Offered in Gifted and Talented Education). The critical issues program in which the group took part is offered to gifted and talented students in grades 8 through 10.

recycling program, and the management of thecounty's overall solid waste program.” A total of seven landfills in Southern New Jersey were included in the survey in addition to the average landfill costs in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York. “CAPE MAY Copnty’s proposed rate is certainly fair and reasonable when it is compared to others in the region,” William Band, MUA chairman, noted. “It is very apparent,” Band continued, “that no area can avoid higher landfill tipping fees in the ' future.” He explained that state regulations now require environmental safeguards such as liners and leachate collection systems that are costly to install. “Naturally, we are concerned about the tipping fees and have been ever since we were first put into the solid waste business by the board of freeholders,” Band said. The MUA chairman said the authority's efforts to keep the Cape May rate as low as possible prompted him to direct the solid waste staff to conduct the survey. “The difference between an existing landfill without the high costs of upgrading to comply with higher environmental standards and a new environmentally secure landfills is dramatically reflected in the tipping fees,” O’Neill continued. “The average rate in Southern New Jersey for existing conventional landfills is $11.06 per

too.”

ONE 0|f THE ISSUES addressed by the survey is that of “rate shock”. Band

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said that South Jersey in particular, but all New Jersey in general, has enjoyed very low landfill user fees for years. “Undoubtedly, the new rates are going to be a shock. When we go from the current $13 per ton fee at the Mar-Tee landfill in Middle Township to $26 per ton, the shock must be expected.” Band cited Delaware's current average rate of $16420 per ton and Pennsylvania’s $15-$20 per ton as proof of his argument. “These are current rates of unlined landfills,” *Band noted. “Until recently the average rate foi South Jersey landfills was $11 per ton or 40 percent below disposal costs in these adjacent states. The average rate in Cape May County

prior to the Mar-Tee increase last year was less than $6 oer ton.” Not only will the costs of locating and constructing hew landfills increase, but also so will the costs of closing existing polluting landfills according to Band. Band's contention is that the state should devise a plan to help pay the capital costs of closing landfills since the DEP’s standards for proper closure must be satisfied and since environmental protection is a statewide problem. He said be has asked his staff to pursue that position. The new county landfill located on the Upper Township-Woodbine border will open May 15. “The MUA has committed over $11 million to its solid waste program,” O’Neill said.

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