Summary: Proposed decreases in Item 230 drop box disposal fees. On September 5, 2013, drop box disposal fees, previously set by San Juan County Public Works, at the Orcas Island Transfer Station, decreased from $221.25 per ton to $154 per ton, the price charged by the transfer station's new operator, Orcas Recycling Services. Annual drop box disposal revenues and expenses would decrease by approximately $89,000 (30 percent). The company serves three permanent and approximately 15 seasonal drop box customers in San Juan County. The company's last general rate increase became effective on July 1, 2010.
