The County of Woodale operates a landfill as an enterprise fund. The closure and postclosure care costs are estimated to be $24 million. It is estimated that the capacity of the landfill is 8 million tons of waste and that waste will be accepted for 4 years. During 2009, 2.2 million tons of waste was accepted. The charge for closure and postclosure care costs for 2009 would be:

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The charge for closure and postclosure care costs is calculated based on the proportion of the landfill's capacity used. With 2.2 million tons accepted out of an 8 million ton capacity, 27.5% of the capacity is used. 27.5% of $24 million is $6.6 million.

The County of Woodale Operates a Landfill as an Enterprise