The rising cost of handling our trash without a defined plan for the future is catching up to Atchison County in 2011. As stakeholders in the county we have, a sense of urgency to create and find solutions on how we can reduce the economic costs our solid waste is creating for us today going forward. Who wants to spend our hard-earned tax dollars on hauling around our trash when we could be spending it on our infrastructure. The reasons we need to address the future of Atchison County’s solid waste program are simple.