“If the rates go up (some people) are not going to bring their stuff to the landfill,” County Administrator Joe Kerby said at Tuesday’s work session. “And that can create enforcement issues.”

In an interview with the Gazette-Times, Jackson pointed out that there are other ways to dispose of household waste besides taking it to the dump, even if it won’t fit in a standard 35-gallon trash cart.

Republic Services customers in Oregon can order carts as small as 20 gallons or as large as 90 gallons, depending on their needs. They can also request special pickups for large items.

The company charges $35.16 to pick up a mattress or box spring, $36.29 for furniture items, $35.16 for an appliance that does not contain Freon, $45.34 for an appliance that does contain Freon and $119.92 to cart off a dead deer (“You would be amazed at how often we have to pick one up,” Jackson said).

For big cleanup projects, customers can rent a dumpster. For a 1.5-cubic-yard bin, the cost is $44.45 for pickup and removal plus $30.67 a month, prorated based on the number of days you keep it. For a 30-yard model, the cost is $53.61 for delivery, $202.50 for removal and a rental fee of $142.95 per month.

“We think there are a lot of cost-effective options for folks,” Jackson said.