Meridian Waste signs agreement with Missouri county

Greensboro, Georgia-based Meridian Waste says it has signed an agreement with the board of commissioners of Pike County, Missouri, to adopt and execute a voluntary 10-year host fee agreement between Meridian Eagle Ridge Landfill and Pike County.

Funds generated from the host fee are estimated to top $80,000 per year and will be used at the discretion of the Pike County Board of Commissioners for budgetary needs and projects. The host fee implementation date is effective Jan. 1, 2019.

“Developing and maintaining a beneficial partnership between our disposal assets and the communities in which they reside are vital to building trust and a successful business for Meridian Waste,” says Walter Hall, CEO of Meridian Waste. “Our employees and many of our customers call Pike County home, and we believe that by giving back in the form of a voluntary host fee and other community projects, we are working to make the community stronger and to increase the understanding of the important community infrastructure landfills can provide for both a community’s economic development and financial health.”

The host fee will be assessed upon each ton of municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition (C&D) debris waste disposed of at the landfill. All disposal customers are subject to payment of the host fee and will be invoiced accordingly upon delivery of the solid waste material to the landfill.