The Board of Commissioners approved a 3.6% increase in solid waste fees at the Columbia County Transfer Station, effective July 1. The increase will see rates rise as much as much as $2.25 in cities across the county.
Starting July 1, the commercial tonnage rate increases from $106.12 to $109.94 per ton. Residential customers with a once-a-week curbside collection for a 35-gallon cart will also see adjustments.
The new curbside collection fees are as follows*:
• Clatskanie: Increase of $1.04 per month
• Rainier: Increase of $0.97 per month
• Scappoose: Increase of $1.19 per month
• St. Helens: Increase of $0.96 per month
Vernonia: Increase of $2.25 per month
*check with your service provider to confirm your rate increase.
The new solid waste fees are as follows:
• Commercial Tipping Fee: $109.94/ton
• Self-Haul: Minimum up to 320 lbs.: $26.89. Over 320 lbs.: $163.59/ton. Senior Rate up to 320 lbs.: $16.55
• Yard Debris: Minimum up to 860 lbs.: $26.89. Over 860 lbs.: $64.24/ton
Please note, fees for recycling items and unsecured loads will remain unchanged.
About the Columbia County Transfer Station
Located at 1601 Railroad Avenue, St. Helens, OR 97051, the Transfer Station is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., except for holidays. The Transfer Station also hosts multiple Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Collection Events throughout the year. For more information about the Transfer Station or HHW Collection Events, please call (503) 397-7259 or visit Columbia County’s website at https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/departments/SolidWaste.
About Columbia County’s solid waste program
Columbia County plans, organizes, and directs recycling, reuse, waste reduction, and household hazardous waste management programs throughout its 657-square-mile area. The county also operates a transfer station in St. Helens and administers the solid waste collection events within the county’s unincorporated areas.
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