The $40 a ton (300 Norwegian kroner per tonne) charge is strictly
the national tax or surcharge on waste going into landfills in
Norway. It is a fee that the national government has imposed on
top of other landfill fees to encourae the use of alternatives.
According to what I have read, it appears that the average landfill
cost in Norway is about NOK 800 or a little over $100 a ton. The
surcharge is then on top of this.
Thanks for your question.
John
> Reply-to: <hfeldman@mrwmd.org>
> From: "Heidi Feldman" <hfeldman@mrwmd.org>
> To: <reindl@co.dane.wi.us>, <Waste@cedar.univie.ac.at>,
> <Recycle@envirolink.org>, <GreenYes@earthsystems.org>
> Subject: RE: [GRRN] National Landfill tipping fees
> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:14:02 -0800
> $40/ton compares very closely to our landfill fees in this country.
> We charge $30/ton for landfilled waste here, and that's considered
> on the low side. I wonder how much of that $40 is a regular fee
> (i.e. cost plus profit), and how much a tax?
>
> HEIDI FELDMAN
> PUBLIC EDUCATION COORDINATOR
> MONTEREY REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
> e-mail: hfeldman@mrwmd.org
> Tel.: 831/384-5313 FAX: 831/384-3567
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