The tipping fees for disposal of municipal waste at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority — now the lowest in the region — could increase in 2026.

“A rate increase may be necessary,” GLRA executive director Skip Garner told the board recently. “We haven’t raised tipping fees since 2020, and it’s probably time.”

GLRA currently charges $72 per ton for municipal waste, according to a comparison of tipping fees in neighboring counties from a GLRA document. The disposal site with the next closest rate is Berky’s Transfer in Fleetwood, which charges a minimum of $73 for up to 1,000 pounds of municipal waste with additional tonnage at $100 per ton.

For comparison, Lancaster’s fee is $99 per ton for municipal waste and York’s is $105 per ton, according to the document.

GLRA also charges $72 per

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