That’s how much it will cost Pennsylvania consumers, business people, and municipal governments if the proposed $2.75 per ton trash tax increase is approved. Just five years ago, state taxes on trash totaled $2.25 per ton. The latest proposed hike would push them to $9 per ton. That a 400 percent increase in five years! You shouldn’t be forced to pay sky high taxes for an essential service like trash disposal.
PA Trash Taxes |
Rate |
Annual Cost to Pennsylvanians |
Current Tipping Tax
(raised by $4 in 2002) |
$4.25 per ton |
$63,325,000 |
Current Recycling Tax |
$2.00 per ton |
$29,800,000 |
CURRENT TOTAL |
$6.25 per ton |
$93,125,000 |
PROPOSED Increase in Tipping Tax |
$2.75 per ton |
$40,975,000 |
TOTAL TAXES PER TON
IF TAX HIKE APPROVED |
$9.00 per ton* |
$134,100,000 |
*Does not include minimum $1 per ton required fee to municipalities that host disposal facilities |
The waste industry is already one of the most heavily taxed industries in Pennsylvania. This increase would make Pennsylvania’s trash taxes higher than those of any neighboring state. Whether you pay a waste company directly or through a municipality, a tax increase would come out of your pocket. Municipalities could have to raise local taxes to cover the hike. Businesses that have to pay higher taxes can be expected to pass it along to you in the form of higher prices.
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The waste industry in Pennsylvania pays federal and state income taxes, property taxes, local host taxes, recycling taxes, and environmental stewardship (tipping) taxes. For every dollar of revenue it earns, the waste industry in Pennsylvania pays an estimated 37 cents in taxes—more than six times what the average industry in Pennsylvania pays.
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