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 $14.83 per month; an additional $11.95 per month shall be charged for each additional roll-out container.

(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:	$29.07 per month per cart
More than 75 feet from collection vehicle:	$33.38 per month per cart

(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 $10.79 per dwelling unit; an additional $8.69 per month shall be charged for each additional cart from the same dwelling unit.

(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:	$29.07 per month per cart
	More than 75 feet from collection vehicle:	$33.38 per month per cart
Tub:	Less than 75 feet from collection vehicle:	$29.07 per month per tub
	More than 75 feet from collection vehicle:	$33.38 per month per tub

(e) Additional Services/Charges

Special Pickup of cart/tub while collection vehicle is still on its route:	$15.96
Special Pickup of cart/tub while collection vehicle is off its route:	$23.94
Overstuffed cart/tub – First container:	$15.96
Overstuffed cart/tub – Each additional container:	$9.57

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):

Number of Tubs	Number of times that the container is dumped per week
	1	2	3	4	5	6
1 tub	$46.52	$93.04	$139.56	$186.08	$232.60	$279.12
2 tubs	$93.04	$186.08	$279.12	$372.16	$465.20	$558.24
3 tubs	$139.56	$279.12	$418.68	$558.24	$697.80	$837.36
4 tubs	$186.08	$372.16	$558.24	$744.32	$930.40	$1116.48
5 tubs	$232.60	$465.20	$697.80	$930.40	$1163.00	$1395.60
6 tubs	$279.12	$558.24	$837.36	$1116.48	$1395.60	$1674.72

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.

For service in excess of six tubs, multiply the number of tubs times $46.52 times the number of times the tubs are dumped within one week.

(b) Monthly commercial rate table for 90-gallon containers (cart):

Number of Carts	Number of times that the container is dumped per week
	1	2	3	4	5	6
1 cart	$31.08	$62.16	$93.24	$124.32	$155.40	$186.48
2 carts	$62.16	$124.32	$186.48	$248.64	$310.80	$372.96
3 carts	$93.24	$186.48	$279.72	$372.96	$466.20	$559.44
4 carts	$124.32	$248.64	$372.96	$497.28	$621.60	$745.92
5 carts	$155.40	$310.80	$466.20	$621.60	$777.00	$932.40
6 carts	$186.48	$372.96	$559.44	$745.92	$932.40	$1118.88

For service in excess of six 90-gallon containers, multiply the number of carts times $31.08 times the number of times the carts are dumped within one week.

(c) Commercial 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 are in addition to the fees charged above for commercial service.

Cart:	$2.08 per cart per pickup
Tub:	$5.85 per tub per pickup

(d) Additional Services/Charges

Special Pickup of cart/tub while collection vehicle is still on its route:	$15.96
Special Pickup of cart/tub while collection vehicle is off its route:	$23.94
Overstuffed cart/tub – First container:	$15.96
Overstuffed cart/tub – Each additional container:	$9.57
Gate Fee – Fee assessed 1x per service per gate not per pick or per container.	$1.00

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	Amount (per pick-up)
LSD2YD	2 yd Front Loader	$14.34
LSD3YD	3 yd Front Loader	$18.62
LSD4YD	4 yd Front Loader	$19.70
LSD5YD	5 yd Front Loader	$21.42
LSD6YD	6 yd Front Loader	$22.65

(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	Amount (per pick-up)
SPLSD2YD	2 yd Front Loader	$29.52
SPLSD3YD	3 yd Front Loader	$41.33
SPLSD4YD	4 yd Front Loader	$49.15
SPLSD5YD	5 yd Front Loader	$56.58
SPLSD6YD	6 yd Front Loader	$63.82

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.

Service Code	Type of Service	Amount (per pick-up)
COM2YD	2 yd Front Loader	$30.30
COM3YD	3 yd Front Loader	$41.33
COM4YD	4 yd Front Loader	$49.15
COM5YD	5 yd Front Loader	$57.61
COM6YD	6 yd Front Loader	$64.50

(b) Special Pick-Up – Front Loader

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

Service Code	Type of Service	Amount (per pick-up)
SPCOM2YD	2 yd Front Loader	$31.98
SPCOM3YD	3 yd Front Loader	$43.05
SPCOM4YD	4 yd Front Loader	$50.43
SPCOM5YD	5 yd Front Loader	$59.04
SPCOM6YD	6 yd Front Loader	$65.89

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	Amount
20YD	Permanent DB Haul	$59.91
25YD	Permanent DB Haul	$61.42
30YD	Permanent DB Haul	$62.90
40YD	Permanent DB Haul	$65.90
MDR	Monthly DB Rent	$74.88
Respot	Relocate DB	$37.77
DEL	Delivery of Drop box	$37.77
DBCU	DB Clean Up per Minute	$1.27

2. Solid Lid Drop Box Service

Service Code	Type of Service	Amount
SLMDR	Solid Lid Mo. Rent	$104.56
Respot	Relocate DB	$37.77
DEL	Delivery of Drop box	$37.77
DBCU	DB Clean Up per Minute	$1.27

Solid lid drop box haul service shall be charged at the rates established above for permanent drop box haul service.

3. Stationary Packer Box Service

Service Code	Type of Service	Amount
COM	Stationary Packer	$73.85
DBCU	DB Clean Up per Minute	$1.27

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 forty percent (40%) of the 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) Additional Services: The Solid Waste and Recycling Manager 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 Public Works. (Res. 1804, 2004).