New Solid Waste Rate Schedule Begins January 1

A new Solid Waste rate schedule will take effect on January 1, 2024.

“Rates have not been adjusted since November 2011,” County Treasurer Jordan Johnson reported to Fiscal Court on June 22.  “Daviess County remains the least expensive operation within a 50-mile radius, per the landfill management assessment,” he added.

Johnson said the current rates were not adequate to fund operations and capital expenses without incurring debt sometime over the next three years.  The new rate schedule is expected to generate sufficient revenue for the Solid Waste Operating Fund to stay above the recommended reserve until at least Fiscal Year 2029-2030.

Beginning January 1, charges for small loads of solid waste that incur the minimum fee will increase $2 at each location. “As far as what will affect the majority of local haulers, the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station will see an increase of $6.50 per ton for trash from $30.50 to $37,” Johnson said.

The West Daviess County Landfill will see an increase of $4.50 per ton for trash from $25.50 to $30, and $3.50 per ton for C&D material from $19.50 to $23.

“Schedule I remains as a 10 percent discount to volume haulers who bring 500 tons per month or more to the Landfill or Transfer Station,” Johnson concluded.

The Solid Waste Department has also assigned higher fees for out-of-county material and adjusted rates for infrequent material that does not fit the classification for trash or CD&D.  Finally, penalties have increased for misidentified waste and loads that are brought without a tarp.

Fiscal Court operates three Solid Waste facilities: West Daviess County Landfill, Grimes Avenue Transfer Station, and the East Daviess County Transfer Station (near Knottsville).

The new rate schedule was adopted in June 2023 to give local residents and haulers a six-month notice of the changes.

DAVIESS COUNTY SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT
(Effective January 1, 2024)
RATE SCHEDULE
Environmental Remediation Fee – Commonwealth of Kentucky $ 1.75 minimum
Note: The environmental remediation fee is a requirement of the Commonwealth of Kentucky KRS
224.43-500. This fee is to be imposed on generators of waste at transfer stations and waste disposal
facilities. This fee is charged in addition to the applicable rates listed below.
WASTE – NO CHARGE AT ALL FACILITIES
The following is a list of items accepted free of charge, if separated from other waste, at all permitted waste
facilities owned and operated by the Daviess County Fiscal Court:
a) Lead acid batteries
b) Used motor oil
c) Aluminum cans
d) Aluminum
e) Tin
SPECIAL WASTES DISPOSAL LOCATION
Contaminated Soil, Asbestos and industrial wastes must be hauled to the West Daviess County Landfill for
disposal. This waste will not be accepted at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station or the East Convenience
Center.
SITE #1:
West Daviess County Landfill
7772 State Route 815
Owensboro, KY 42301
The minimum charge for disposal at the West Daviess County Landfill is $ 7.00. This rate does not include
the amount assessed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for an environmental remediation fee.
Per Ton
In-county Solid Waste $ 30.00
Out-of-county Solid Waste $ 35.00
In-county C&D Material $ 23.00
Out-of-county C&D Material $ 33.00
Yard Waste (Chips) $ 23.00
Yard Waste (Whole limbs) $ 25.00
Contaminated Soil* $ 23.00
Special Wastes** – Final Rate TBD by Landfill Management $ 35.00 min.
*PCB contaminated containing 49 ppm or less, or petroleum contaminated soils with benzene concentration equal to or less than 1.0
ppm, contaminations above those levels are classified as Special Wastes
**Special Waste- High volume wastes of low hazard which includes but isn’t limited to the following categories (examples are
illustrative and not all inclusive):
• Low Density Wastes – Packaging materials such as closed cell foams, empty capsules such as tanks or boats, extrusion
wastes
• Low Shear Strength Wastes – Pond muds, slurry pits solids, industrial sludges, food wastes, water/wastewater sludge
• Friable Wastes – Cotton dusts, casting sands, insulation materials
• Hard to Handle Wastes – Large dimension waste, off road tires, bulk containers
• Industrial Wastes – Contaminated soils, non-hazardous liquid wastes
• Asbestos – All types
SITE #2:
Grimes Avenue Transfer Station
2129 Grimes Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301
The minimum charge for disposal at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station is $ 8.00. This rate does not
include the amount assessed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for an environmental remediation fee.
Per Ton
In-county Solid Waste $ 37.00
Out-of-county Solid Waste $ 47.00
In-county C&D Material $ 40.00
Out-of-county C&D Material $ 50.00
Yard Waste (Chips) $ 28.50
Yard Waste (Whole Limbs) $ 33.50
SITE #3:
East Convenience Center
11025 Floral Rd
Knottsville, KY 42366
Minimum Charge (up to pickup truck bed OR trailer less than 10’ long) $ 10.00
One pickup truck bed truck AND trailer OR trailer more than 10’ long $ 20.00
Note: Loads larger than those above must go to the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station or West Daviess County Landfill.
No Commercial Haulers may dump at the East Convenience Center
Additional Charges:
Locations: Grimes Avenue Transfer Station, West Daviess County Landfill, and the East Convenience
Center.
Waste tires Off-Rim On-Rim
– Car $ 3.00 $ 5.00
– Light Truck $ 3.00 $ 6.00
– Diesel Tire $ 10.50 $ 21.00
– Tractor Tire $ 35.00 $ 70.00
Oil Filters $ 1.00
PCB – containing light ballasts $ 3.00
Flourescent light bulbs 4 ft $ 1.25
8 ft $ 2.50
Liquid paint $ 2.00 /gal.
Freon removal (per compressor)
West Daviess County Landfill $ 15.00
Grimes Avenue Transfer Station $ 20.00
East Convenience Center Not Accepted
Penalties:
No Tarp fee $ 20.00
Misidentified Waste* $ 50.00
*Misidentified Waste is waste that a customer says is one type but is actually found to be another type OR when two or more types of
material are in a load but only one type is declared. An example is a load of brush also containing tires with the customer only
declaring the brush when on the scale.
VOLUME HAULERS DISCOUNTED RATES
Schedule I – 500 ton per month min.
West Daviess County Landfill
7772 State Route 815
Owensboro, KY 42301
The minimum charge for disposal at the West Daviess County Landfill is $ 7.00. This rate does not include
the amount assessed by the Commonwealth of KY for an environmental remediation fee.
Per Ton
In-county Solid Waste $ 27.00
Out-of-county Solid Waste $ 31.50
In-county C&D Material $ 21.00
Out-of-county C&D Material $ 30.00
Grimes Avenue Transfer Station
2129 Grimes Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301
The minimum charge for disposal at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station is $ 8.00. This rate does not
include the amount assessed by the Commonwealth of KY for an environmental remediation fee.
Per Ton
In-county Solid Waste $ 33.00
Out-of-county Solid Waste $ 42.00
In-county C&D Material $ 36.00
Out-of-county C&D Material $ 45.00