A gate fee (or tipping fee) is the charge levied upon a given quantity of
waste
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste pr ...
received at a waste processing facility.
In the case of a
landfill it is generally levied to offset the cost of opening, maintaining and eventually closing the site. It may also include any
landfill tax which is applicable in the region. The gate fee differs from the waste removal fee which is the charge levied on people in areas, such as
Ireland
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, where waste collection is not covered as part of local taxes.
With waste treatment facilities such as incinerators, mechanical biological treatment facilities or composting plants the fee offsets the operation,
maintenance
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* Maintenance respiration
Non-technical maintenance
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,
labour costs,
capital
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costs of the facility along with any
profit
Profit may refer to:
Business and law
* Profit (accounting), the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market
* Profit (economics), normal profit and economic profit
* Profit (real property), a nonpossessory inter ...
s and final disposal costs of any unusable residues.
The fee can be charged per load, per tonne, or per item depending on the source and type of the waste.
See also
*
Waste legislation
*
Waste management
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitori ...
References
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