Rates & Penalties

Rates

For a full list of rates, please reference the Newton Sanitary Landfill Rates document.

Payment methods accepted at the Newton Sanitary Landfill include:

  • Cash
  • Credit Card (Mastercard, Visa and Discover) - citizens will be charged a 3% fee ($1.50 minimum)
  • Debit Card (Mastercard, Visa and Discover) - citizens will be charged a 3% fee ($1.50 minimum)
  • Business Checks

Penalties

  • After a driver has been issued two warnings, the driver will be banned from the landfill for a period of six months
  • Any person or company dumping a prohibited item will pay a surcharge of $50 per items and use of the landfill will be denied until the item(s) are retrieved, property disposed of, and the surcharge paid
  • There can be up to a $10,000 fine for illegal dumping or disposal of prohibited items
  • Unsecured / uncovered loads will be penalized $10

For more information, please reference the Illegal Dumping Fine Schedule.