Solid Waste Rate Increases
Summary
Trash rates are rising for the first phase since SB 1383 implementation, with the typical residential customer paying $31.41 instead of $27.75 monthly starting August 1. Most of the jump is the state-mandated organics program, and residents can offset costs with a senior discount or smaller 35-gallon cans. Future years get automatic CPI increases capped at 5%.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Aug 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Typical residential customers pay $3.66 more per month; the city estimates about $945,516 more per year in general fund franchise fee revenue.
The city's general fund and Burtech's ability to cover state-mandated services; residents still pay among the lowest refuse rates in the region.
Households on fixed incomes absorb the higher monthly bill, though senior discounts and smaller-can options can reduce it.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Regular Meeting of the Parks, Recreation, & Community Services Commission - Aug 20, 2026
Residential trash bills rise from $27.75 to $31.41 a month, mostly from the state's SB 1383 food-waste recycling law. Seniors and small households can save money through a 10% senior discount and a cheaper 35-gallon can.
REUNION DEL ALCALDE Y AYUTAMIENTO - Aug 19, 2026
La tarifa residencial de basura de una vez por semana salta de $27.75 a $31.41/mes (+13.2%) con aumentos anuales automáticos del CPI de hasta 5% a través de 2031. 44 protestas escritas no fueron suficientes para bloquearla bajo la Prop 218. Los descuentos para personas mayores y los contenedores de 35 galones pueden reducir costos si llama a Burrtec.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Aug 19, 2026
Trash rates are rising for the first phase since SB 1383 implementation, with the typical residential customer paying $31.41 instead of $27.75 monthly starting August 1. Most of the jump is the state-mandated organics program, and residents can offset costs with a senior discount or smaller 35-gallon cans. Future years get automatic CPI increases capped at 5%.
REUNION DEL ALCALDE Y AYUTAMIENTO - Jul 15, 2026
The council adopted the solid waste rates, but a landlord told them Vertex has been billing him for containers that keep disappearing; staff connected him with a Vertex representative who can handle disputes through July 31.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Jun 17, 2026
The council formally started the process to consider raising maximum rates for trash, recycling, and organics collection — the actual hearing and decision come August 19.
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