What is the Ottawa County Solid Waste Fee?
What is the Ottawa County Solid Waste Fee?
On June 23, 2026, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the Ottawa County Solid Waste Financing Ordinance, which took effect October 1, 2026.
This ordinance establishes a fee on all solid waste disposed of at a landfill or disposal facility in Ottawa County. The fee affects residential customers, businesses, and construction/roll-off container services throughout the county.
Revenue generated by this fee can only be used for solid waste and materials management activities, including recycling, resource recovery, household hazardous waste collection, and costs associated with maintaining landfill safety during operations and long after a landfill has closed.
How will this affect my Arrowaste bill?
Beginning October 1, 2026, customers whose accounts are subject to this fee will see a separate line item on their Arrowaste bill labeled "Ottawa County Fee."
Although the ordinance does not require waste haulers to list this fee as a separate line item, Arrowaste has elected to do so as a matter of transparency. This allows our customers to clearly identify and track the fee on their bills. It also allows Arrowaste to monitor the amount collected from customers against the actual fees assessed to us by the landfill.
How is the fee calculated for residential customers?
Residential customers have a disposal component built into their monthly service rate. To calculate this component, Arrowaste uses a commonly accepted, conservative industry average of approximately one ton of waste per household per year.
The current Ottawa County disposal fee is $1.00 per ton. Based on this industry average, the fee equates to approximately $1.00 per residential household per year.
Questions?
If you have questions about how or why Arrowaste is charging this fee, please contact our Customer Service Department or your Commercial Account Representative. We are happy to explain how the fee applies to your account.
For additional questions regarding the ordinance itself, how the funds are allocated, or how Ottawa County plans to use the revenue, you may contact Ottawa County or your Ottawa County Commissioner.