Solid Waste Rate Schedule – Effective January 1, 2024
7772 KY 815
Owensboro KY 42301
Phone: 270-229-4484
Monday-Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday 7:00am to Noon
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.
| 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.
| In-County Solid Waste | $30.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County Solid Waste | $35.00 per ton |
| In-County C&D Material | $23.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County C&D Material | $33.00 per ton |
| Yard Waste (Chips) | $23.00 per ton |
| Yard Waste (Whole Limbs) | $25.00 per ton |
| Contaminated Soil* | $23.00 per ton |
| Special Waste** – Final Rate TBD by Management | $35.00 min. per ton |
*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 Waste.
**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 non-liquid wastes
- Asbestos – All types
Additional Charges:
| 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 | |
| Fluorescent Light Bulbs | 4 feet | $1.25 |
| 8 feet | $2.50 | |
| Liquid Paint | $2.00 per gallon | |
| Freon Removal (per compressor) | $15.00 |
Waste – No charge:
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:
- Lead acid batteries
- Used motor oil
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum
- Tin
PENALTIES:
The Landfill may assess a no tarp fee of $20.00 and a $50.00 fee for misidentified waste.
*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 minimum
| In-County Solid Waste | $27.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County Solid Waste | $31.50 per ton |
| In-County C&D Material | $21.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County C&D Material | $30.00 per ton |
