Rates
Solid Waste Rate Schedule – Effective January 1, 2024
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.
| 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 | $37.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County Solid Waste | $47.00 per ton |
| In-County C&D Material | $40.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County C&D Material | $50.00 per ton |
| Yard Waste (Chips) | $28.50 per ton |
| Yard Waste (Whole Limbs) | $33.50 per ton |
Contaminated Soil, Asbestos and industrial waste must be hauled to the West Daviess County Landfill for disposal. This waste will not be accepted at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station.
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) | $20.00 |
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 Transfer Station 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 | $33.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County Solid Waste | $42.00 per ton |
| In-County C&D Material | $36.00 per ton |
| Out-of-County C&D Material | $45.00 per ton |
