Garbage Collection and Recycling Service Rates

1. RESIDENTIAL:

(a) Single Family Dwellings: The rate for once per week garbage collection and recycling service for a single family dwelling shall be RATE 101. Each additional roll-out container shall be RATE 101A charged at 80% of RATE 101.

(b) Single Family Deluxe Service: Deluxe Service requires the driver to get out of the collection truck, walk to the customer’s cart, wheel the cart into position for collection, dump the cart, and return the cart to its original position. Rates for Deluxe Service include the fees charged above for residential service.

Less than 75 feet from collection vehicle:

RATE 111

More than 75 feet from collection vehicle:

RATE 112

(c) Multiple Family Dwellings: Multiple family dwellings shall include, but not be limited to, apartment buildings, condominiums, duplexes, tri-plexes, mobile homes and trailer parks, and selected retirement complexes (i.e. those that do not provide an eating commons and/or provide meals).

The rate for once per week garbage collection and recycling service shall be RATE 105. Each additional cart from the same dwelling unit shall be RATE 105A charged at 80% of RATE 105.

(d) Multiple Family Dwelling Deluxe Service: Deluxe Service requires the driver to get out of the collection truck, walk to the customer’s container, wheel the container into position for collection, dump the container, and return the container to its original position. Rates for Deluxe Service include the fees charged above for multiple family service.

Cart:

Less than 75 feet from collection vehicle:

RATE 111

 

More than 75 feet from collection vehicle:

RATE 112

Tub:

Less than 75 feet from collection vehicle:

RATE 111

 

More than 75 feet from collection vehicle:

RATE 112

(e) Additional Services/Charges

Special Pickup of cart/tub while collection vehicle is still on its route:

RATE 006

Overstuffed cart/tub – First container:

RATE 1STUFF

Overstuffed cart/tub – Each additional container:

RATE ADD

STUFF

2. COMMERCIAL:

Commercial shall include, but not be limited to, places of business, industrial establishments, institutions and public buildings, nursing homes, retirement complexes (i.e. those which provide an eating commons and/or provide meals) and schools. Churches receiving service of more than two 90-gallon containers picked up once per week shall be considered commercial units for solid waste purposes. All commercial accounts shall be charged as follows:

(a) Monthly commercial rate table for 300-gallon containers (tub): shall be at RATE 005. Multiply the number of tubs by the number times the tubs are dumped within one week by RATE 005. (2 tubs x 3 dumps per week x RATE 005 = weekly fee).

Any commercial account that shares a 300-gallon container with another active commercial account shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the rate shown in the above table.

(b) Monthly commercial rate table for 90-gallon containers (cart): shall be at RATE 090. Multiply the number of tubs by the number times the tubs are dumped within one week by RATE 090. (2 carts x 3 dumps per week x RATE 090 = weekly fee).

(c) Commercial Deluxe Service:

Deluxe Service requires the driver to get out of the collection truck, walk to the customer’s container, open gates if applicable, wheel the container into position for collection, dump the container, and return the container to its original position and close gates if applicable. Rates for Deluxe Service are in addition to the fees charged above for commercial service.

Cart:

RATE 360

Tub:

RATE 350

Frontload:

RATE 5578

(d) Additional Services/Charges

Special Pickup of cart/tub while collection vehicle is still on its route:

RATE 006

Overstuffed cart/tub – First container:

RATE 1STUFF

Overstuffed cart/tub – Each additional container:

RATE ADD

STUFF

Gate Fee – Fee assessed 1x per service per gate, not per pick-up or per container.

$1.33

3. SPECIAL CONTAINER SERVICE:

Charges for special container service shall be as provided in this section.

A. Front Loader Containers

All front loader collection fees and tipping fees will be assessed a 25% administration fee along with applicable city and state taxes.

1. Longview School District:

(a) A solid waste tipping fee for the Longview School District shall be assessed according to the actual weight tickets for the Longview School District’s containers dumped on their regular schedule.

(b) Regular Monthly Collection Service – Front Loader

Service Code

Type of Service

LSD2YD (RATE 5602)

2 yd Front Loader

LSD3YD (RATE 5603)

3 yd Front Loader

LSD4YD (RATE 5604)

4 yd Front Loader

LSD5YD (RATE 5605)

5 yd Front Loader

(c) Special Pick-Up – Front Loader

This fee will be assessed when the Longview School District requests special pick-ups outside of their regularly scheduled service. This fee includes tipping costs at the disposal site, and no additional tipping fee will be charged.

Service Code

Type of Service

SPLSD2YD (RATE 5572)

2 yd Front Loader

SPLSD3YD (RATE 5573)

3 yd Front Loader

SPLSD4YD (RATE 5574)

4 yd Front Loader

SPLSD5YD (RATE 5575)

5 yd Front Loader

SPLSD6YD (RATE 5576)

6 yd Front Loader

2. Commercial and All Others:

(a) Regular Monthly Collection Service – Front Loader

This fee includes tipping costs at the disposal site, and no additional tipping fee will be charged. A special pick may be arranged and charged at regular rates listed. Three consecutive requests for extra service will result in the need for added regular service.

Service Code

Type of Service

COM2YD (RATE 5572)

2 yd Front Loader

COM3YD (RATE 5573)

3 yd Front Loader

COM4YD (RATE 5574)

4 yd Front Loader

COM5YD (RATE 5575)

5 yd Front Loader

COM6YD (RATE 5576)

6 yd Front Loader

(b) Regular – Front Loader Compactor (non-restaurant)

This fee includes tipping costs at the disposal site, and no additional tipping fee will be charged. Minimum service required is one collection per week. A special pick may be arranged and charged at regular rates listed. Three consecutive requests for extra service will result in the need for added regular service.

Service Code

Type of Service

CPCOM4YD (RATE 5577)

4 yd Front Loader

B. Drop Boxes

All drop box collection fees and tipping fees will be assessed a 25% administration fee along with applicable city and state taxes. All drop box accounts will be charged tipping fees by actual weight as recorded by Cowlitz County Landfill weight records.

1. Permanent Drop Box Service –

Service Code

Type of Service

20YD (RATE 5592)

Permanent DB Haul

30YD (RATE 5593)

Permanent DB Haul

40YD (RATE 5594)

Permanent DB Haul

MDR (RATE 5590)

Monthly DB Rent

Respot (RATE 5596)

Relocate DB

DEL (RATE 5596)

Delivery of Drop Box

DBCU (RATE 001)

DB Clean Up per Minute

2. Solid Lid Drop Box Service

Service Code

Type of Service

SLMDR (RATE 5591)

Solid Lid Mo. Rent

Respot (RATE 5596)

Relocate DB

DEL (RATE 5596)

Delivery of Drop box

DBCU (RATE 001)

DB Clean Up per Minute

Solid lid drop box haul service shall be charged at the rates established above for permanent drop box haul service and shall be available only for the 20-yard and 30-yard drop boxes

3. Stationary Packer (Compactor) Box

Service –

Service Code

Type of Service

COM (RATE 5580)

Stationary Packer Haul Fee

DBCU (RATE 001)

DB Clean Up per Minute

4. OTHER SERVICES

(a) Youth Athletic Leagues: Solid waste services received by Youth athletic leagues utilizing City park facilities under a Longview Parks and Recreation Department Facility Use Agreement shall be charged at twenty-five (25%) of the commercial rates set forth in this Resolution. In order to qualify for this reduced rate, the youth athletic league must be the customer, and this reduced rate applies only to the additional service requested by the league beyond the basic solid waste service provided to the Parks and Recreation Department for each facility.

(b) Commercial-Residential Mixed-Use Accounts: Solid waste services received by commercial accounts that also provide for residential units within the same structure shall be considered as “commercial only” accounts and such residential units shall not be required to pay the per-unit fee as defined in Section 1 (c) of this Resolution. The calculated charges for these “commercial only” accounts will be based on the number of containers placed at the business and the number of picks per week as defined in Section 2 (a) and (b) of this Resolution. A recycling rate (RATE REC) shall be applied to the commercial rate for each residential unit within each of these designated commercial-residential accounts.

(c) Additional Services: The Finance Office Supervisor shall determine charges for additional services not provided for in this resolution. The provision of such additional services, and the charges for such additional services, are subject to review and approval by the Director of Community Development.

(d) Recycling Inspection Services: All recycling roll-out containers placed out for collection from single family residences, up to and including fourplexes, shall be inspected periodically for non-recyclable solid waste. Whenever a recycling container has been removed pursuant to LMC 7.12.130, the rate for a “garbage-only” account shall be RATE RECINSP charged per month until it has been determined the recycling service may be reinstated, subject to LMC 7.12.130.

In addition, all large recycling containers placed at participating multifamily-apartment complexes shall also be inspected periodically for non-recyclable solid waste. Whenever a recycling container has been removed and replaced by an equal number of solid waste containers pursuant to LMC 7.12.130, the rate for solid waste shall be based on the number of containers assigned for the multifamily-apartment complex and the number of picks per week for collection until it has been determined the recycling service may be reinstated, subject to LMC 7.12.130.

(e) Extended Distance Service: Extended service shall be provided by the City for disabled citizens. A disabled person for purposes of receiving this service is one, that because of his/her disability (as certified by his/her physician or caregiver), cannot wheel his/her garbage and/or recycling cart to the point of collection. In particular a customer must meet the following guidelines in order to receive the extended distance service:

• be disabled where said person cannot wheel a full or partially full garbage and/or recycling cart to the point of collection because of his/her disability as certified by his/her physician or caregiver; and

• no person residing with the qualified applicant can wheel a full or partially full garbage and/or recycling cart to the point of collection.

The rules and regulations for implementation of this service shall be promulgated by the Director of Community Development, or his/her designee. For those that have submitted an application to the City to receive the extended distance service and that such application has been reviewed and approved by the City, the applicant shall receive said service at no cost for a period not to exceed one year. The application shall be renewed on an annual basis to determine whether the person qualifies for continuing the extended distance service, and that it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to notify the City if they move from the property in which the extended distance service is being provided.

RATE CODE

DESCRIPTION

RATES; RESOLUTION 2482

001

Special Clean Up per Minute

$1.70

005

300 Gal Multiple Accts

$62.44

006

Special Picks in Route

$21.44

090

Commercial Cart

$41.72

101

Residential Cart

$19.92

105

Residential Shared Tub

$19.92

111

Residential Deluxe<75 ft

$39.03

112

Residential Deluxe>75 ft

$44.83

350

Commercial Deluxe Tub

$7.86

360

Commercial Deluxe Cart

$2.78

5572

2 Yd Front Loader

$40.67

5573

3 Yd Front Loader

$55.50

5574

4 Yd Front Loader

$65.97

5575

5 Yd Front Loader

$75.94

5576

6 Yd Front Loader

$85.65

5577

4 Yd Front Load Compactor

$111.45

5578

Deluxe Front Loader Pick

$7.86

5580

Stationary Packer

$99.13

5590

Monthly Drop Box Rental

$100.51

5591

Solid Lid Monthly Rent

$230.11

5592

20 Yd Drop Box

$80.42

5593

30 Yd Drop Box

$84.24

5594

40 Yd Drop Box

$88.45

5596

Drop Box Respot

$50.70

5602

Longview School District 2 Yd Front Loader

$19.24

5603

Longview School District 3 Yd Front Loader

$24.98

5604

Longview School District 4 Yd Front Loader

$26.44

5605

Longview School District 5 Yd Front Loader

$28.75

1STUFF

Overstuffed Cart/Tub – 1st

$21.45

ADDSTUFF

Overstuffed Cart/Tub – 2+

$12.84

REC

Recycling Rate

$5.33

RECINSP

Recycling Inspection

$40.52

(Res. 2482, 2024; Res. 1804, 2004).