(a) Applicability.
(1) Tipping fees will not be charged on residential solid waste hauled by Greater Greenville Sanitation Commission or hauled by a municipality located within the boundaries of Greenville County, South Carolina or the agent of such municipality. Householders shall be allowed to deposit up to 3 cubic yards per load of waste per visit to a convenience center. Householders shall be allowed to deposit up to 4 tires with a Department of Transportation number per visit to a convenience center without payment of a tipping fee. Documentation for proof of purchase on tires generated within Greenville County may be required. Quantities of waste or tires in excess of the amount specified above must be transported directly to the county operated landfill for disposal.
(2) Commingled wastes eligible for a tipping fee shall be charged at the highest applicable rate and no fees shall be prorated.
(b) Fee structure. A dedicated county-wide millage, set annually during the budget process, will be used to fund the solid waste disposal programs. Cost of residential solid waste disposal for all residents of Greenville County will be serviced by the dedicated millage. The applicable tipping fees are as follows:
(1) Seventeen dollars per ton for all domestic waste (applicable only to commercial haulers as specified);
(2) Thirty dollars per ton for all commercial, industrial, yard trash, white goods, alkaline stabilized biosolids and grit and screenings debris, and all other wastes not otherwise provided for herein (applicable only to commercial haulers as specified);
(3) Twenty-six dollars per ton for all construction and demolition debris (applicable to both householders and commercial haulers);
(4) Fifty-five dollars per ton for all municipal wastewater belt press sludge and nonstabilized grit and screening debris;
(5) Seventy-five dollars per ton for all waste requiring special handling and disposal techniques or waste which contains levels of toxicity characteristic contaminants which exceed the chronic toxicity reference level but are less than the regulatory level. Waste included in this category shall include, but not be limited to, precompressed and high density materials such as sludges (not including municipal wastewater sludges), dust, bailed goods, plastic rolls, mulch, textile waste, stumps, and other special commercial or industrial wastes requiring approval for disposal from the Greenville County solid waste department; and
(6) Seventy-five dollars and fifty cents per ton for all tires for which no disposal fee has been paid pursuant to S.C. Code, § 44-96-170. This disposal or tipping fee shall also apply to all waste tires, heavy equipment tires, and oversized tires that have a greater diameter than the largest tire with a Department of Transportation number. Greenville County hereby requires fleets to provide documentation for proof of purchase on in-state tires. This disposal or tipping fee shall further apply to all waste tires manufactured in the State of South Carolina for which no state tire disposal fee has been paid. There shall not be any disposal or tipping fee on waste tires generated within the county. Documentation for proof of purchase on tires generated within the county may be required.
(c) Amendment. The above-referenced tipping fees may be amended in the annual budget ordinance.
(1976 Code, § 9-40) (Ord. 2768, § 1, passed 10-3-1995)