PowerPoint Presentation (Updated on 12/10/21)

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2021-12-14)

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Landfill Rate Discussion

Landfill Rates
• Landfill Overview
• Landfill Gate Rate and Other Fees
• Landfill Minimum Transaction Fee
• Specialty Fees
• Rate Adjustment

Landfill Overview
• May 2019 Master Plan presentation
• Opened in 1973
• Operates as an Enterprise Fund 
• Processes approximately 385,000 tons annually
• Approximately 50 Years of Life Remaining

Landfill Services to Glendale Residents
• Free access to landfill
• One trip per month for up to 1 ton
• Reduced Rate for Residents
• $15.79 per ton

Landfill Gate Rate
• What is Gate Rate?
• Last Rate Increase 2009
• Current rate $32.25 per ton includes ADEQ

Other Landfill Rates
• Internal Charges
• City of Glendale Solid Waste, other 
departments
• IGA (Inter-Governmental Agency) Rate
• Municipality specific (Avondale, Goodyear, 
Peoria, Phoenix, Luke Air Force Base)

Landfill Rates –
How are they applied to Smaller Loads
• Gate Rate Per Ton - $32.25
• Public (Not Glendale Residents)
• Pro-rated base on weight
• Currently Covid-related $32.25 fee

Proposed Minimum Transaction Fee
• Intended to cover total costs
• Minimum transaction fee to use landfill
• Currently not one set
• Less than a ton
• Specialty fees still assessed

Landfill Charges Compared
Owner
Gate Rate Per Ton
Minimum Fee
Glendale
$32.25
$0.00*
Phoenix**
$44.00
$30.00
WM
$59.00 - $62.00
$31.00 - $41.00
Salt River Pima             
Community
$39.00
$39.00
* $32.25 on temporary emergency order due to COVID
**Council approved Phoenix to increase gate rate to at least $45.00 in FY24

Landfill Specialty Fees
• Hard to Handle waste
• Additional fee to cover costs to handle
• Tires
• Regulatory Required
• Not placed in Landfill – taken to recycling facility
• Freon
• Regulatory Required
• Recovered from appliances

Landfill Specialty Fee Compared
Owner
Hard to Handle
Tires
Freon
Glendale
$131.25
$3.00
$15.00*
Phoenix
$50.00 - $150.00
Not Accepted
$20.00
(Commercial Customers)
WM
$150.00 +
Not Accepted
$31.00
(Plus $32 for Appliance)
Salt River Pima  
Community
$50.00 - $100.00
Not Accepted
$10.00
(Plus $32 for Appliance)
*Freon is charged to Glendale residents

Landfill Rate Adjustments
Service
Current
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
Gate Rate (per ton)
$32.25
$35.25
*
*
*
*
Minimum 
Transaction Fee
$0.00
$32.25
$33.00
$34.00
$35.00
$36.00
Hard to Handle 
Waste (per ton)
$131.25 $135.25 $137.00 $138.00 $139.00 $140.00
Tires (Fee per Tire)
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$6.00
$6.00
Freon**
$15.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
* May be increased due to Environmental and Sustainability Factors
**Freon could impact City of Glendale residents

Summary
•
There will be no impact to the citizens of Glendale 
(except Freon)
• IGA and other rates to be adjusted via contract
• Contract rates based on Landfill model
• Minimum Transaction Fee to cover cost
• Future discussion on Environmental and Sustainability
Factors