Q: If the price of fuel goes down, will my fuel surcharge component go down too?
A: Yes, if the EIA/DOE's National Average price falls, your fuel surcharge component will come down as well. This information is updated monthly. If the cost of diesel fuel decreases, this will affect your fuel surcharge component.
Q : How can I see the value of the EIA/DOE Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Index?
A: Here is the link to the EIA/DOE. This site is updated every Monday evening.
Q : What does the Environment Component Cover?
A : The Environmental Component of the FSE Charge covers increased costs and expenses to operate the collection, transfer, recycling, and possible future landfill operations in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. The environmental portion of FSE Charge is not tied to specific environmental compliance costs to service specific customer accounts, but to the overall environmentally related costs of compliance at each facility including, among other things, recycling, remediation, engineering, testing and maintenance at the Transfer Stations and disposal sites. In City Carting’s collection operations these costs include such matters as the recycling and disposal of tires, batteries, oils and fluids as well as the monitoring and management of vehicle emissions on trucks, cars and yellow iron used in the operation of the Transfer Stations and otherwise.
Q : Will the environmental charge component change each month?
A: No. The environmental charge will not fluctuate each month. It is currently set at 2 % of all invoice charges, excluding tax. The percentage may be changed periodically if there is a business determination that warrants an increase or decrease in the fee charged.
Have further questions? Please contact City Carting customer service department at 1 800-872-7405.
As always, we thank you for your business, and we appreciate your continued support of our efforts to remain a leader in environmental protection and compliance.
“City Carting's willingness to keep the Transfer Stations open the two weekends following the storm was a tremendous help to the municipalities that make up the Sound Shore.”
Mario A. Parise
Director of Operations, Solid Waste Division, City of Westchester