Summary: Proposed rate increase that would generate approximately $79,000 (1.9 percent) additional annual revenue to recover the increased cost of disposal fees set by Cowlitz County Public Works. On January 1, 2020, disposal fees will increase from $51.02 per ton to $55.81 per ton at the Third Avenue Transfer Station. The company serves approximately 11,000 residential and commercial garbage customers in Cowlitz County. The company's last general rate increase became effective on October 1, 2018.