Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) solid waste disposal fees will increase by $1.25 a ton on Saturday, Aug. 1. The total state solid waste disposal fee on Aug. 1 will be $4.75 a ton.

The increase is part of Ohio’s new state budget, and $1.00 of it will go to the Ohio EPA Environmental Protection Fund, and $.25 will go toward the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Soil and Water Conservation District fund.