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ELIZABETHTON â The cost of using the Carter County Landfill will be going up on March 1.
The Carter County Commission approved a recommendation from the Landfill Committee to raise the tipping fee by $9.50 per ton for both household garbage and for demolition waste.
The cost will be going from $42.50 to $52 per ton. The disposal cost for bagged trash will remain $1 for each standard size garbage bag.
The Commission approved the increase by a vote of 19-4. Voting against the increase were: Robert Acuff, Randall Jenkins, Sonja Culler and Kelly Collins.
The Landfill Committee approved the increase in order for the landfill operations to be self-supporting in operations and equipment.