A move to user pays will mean Central Otago residents who generate the most rubbish will pay more to dispose of it.
The aim is to reduce waste and encourage recycling.
The Central Otago District Council's infrastructure subcommittee has recommended an additional fee of about $41 per tonne be charged on top of the existing transfer station charges.
The new "waste reduction charge" will be included in the draft annual plan, which will be open for public submissions.
The changes to rates and user fees formed part of the council's solid waste minimisation strategy, which attracted 39 submissions.
Ten submitters elaborated on their views at the infrastructure committee meeting in Alexandra this week.
Council waste minimisation officer Sophie Mander said from July 1, all waste services, including wheelie bin collections, would be funded 100% by the users.
The waste management charge - a general rate on every property - will drop from $75 this year to $36.50 in the coming year.
The waste collection charge, for council wheelie bins in urban areas, will increase from $192 to $233.
Transfer station fees and charges will increase from $140 to $220 (charge per tonne, plus additional $41 waste reduction charge, plus $10 Government landfill levy).
The charges, fees and levies are used to fund disposal to landfill, waste collection and waste minimisation.
Historically, funding for waste minimisation had been through the general rate but now it would be funded through wheelie bin and transfer station charges, Ms Mander said.
Submissions showed strong support for user pays waste disposal and also supported finding solutions for greenwaste.
"Several submitters commented that with a continuation of the obligatory council wheelie bin collection within townships, there is no encouragement to reduce the amount of waste produced," Ms Mander said.
Lauder resident Heather Kinsey was concerned there was no analysis of the potential for more "fly-tipping" where rubbish was buried, dumped or placed into other people's bins.
She suggested the council consider providing smaller wheelie bins at a lower cost or switch to rubbish bags so users only paid for what they used.
Keep Alexandra Clyde Beautiful spokeswoman Maureen Davies said litter abatement was a key policy of the organisation.
"This committee believes that increasing costs to residents by implementing a user pays scheme will inevitably result in increased fly-tipping and that there are many sites in and around Alexandra and indeed Central Otago that are easily accessible for this purpose," she said.
Green waste formed 35% of wheelie bin waste and the group would like to see it removed from wheelie bins.
They were also in favour of a composting site being set up at the transfer station and smaller wheelie bins being available.
Central Otago WasteBusters also wanted a smaller-sized wheelie bin made available to residents.
Manager Brian Fitzgerald said the organisation would like to see every domestic trailer load of rubbish go through WasteBusters for recycling before it went to the tip.
Proposed charges
Waste management charge (general rate on every property): 2009-10, $75; 2010-11, $36.50.
Waste collection charge (wheelie bins in urban areas): 2009-10, $192; 2010-11, $233.
Transfer Station fees (per tonne, incl waste reduction charge and govt levy): 2009-10, $140; 2010-11, $220.
