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The Department of Environmental Protection reported collecting a total of $104.7 million in fees from landfills, resource recovery facilities, hazardous waste transporters, and hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
The $104.7 million in revenues came from: the $4/ton Environmental Stewardship Disposal Fee generated $62.3 million in revenue, the $2/ton Recycling Fee generated $36.3 million in revenue, the $.25/ton Environmental Stewardship Fee generated $4.3 million in revenue, hazardous waste TSP fees generated $1.3 million in revenue, hazardous waste TSD fees generated $0.4 million in revenue, and hazardous waste annual permit administration fees generated $42,150 in revenue.
Overall, waste fee receipts have been declining over the past five years mainly due to a drop in the amount of out-of-state waste disposed in Pennsylvania.
From fiscal year 03-04 through fiscal year 08-09 total waste receipts from landfills and resource recovery facilities fell from a high of 25.2 million tons to a low of 20.6 million tons. Pennsylvania waste receipts remained steady until fourth quarter 2008 when it followed the national economy and declined.
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