Solid waste rate increase under Proposition 218
Summary
Your trash bill goes up 1% a year for three years starting October 2026 — about 41 to 47 cents a month for a 96-gallon cart — reflecting disposal cost spikes and the citrus quarantine, after negotiations cut Athens' original double-digit request.
At a glance
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Last discussed Sep 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $0.41 to $0.47 more per month per household depending on cart size.
Athens Services, which recovers unprecedented disposal and quarantine costs.
Ratepayers, who absorb three consecutive 1% increases.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Regular - Sep 2, 2026
Your trash bill is going up about 1% per year for three years starting October 1 — roughly 40 cents a month. Athens Services won an extraordinary rate increase because of a huge tipping fee hike at the regional transfer station and a citrus quarantine that cost them $490,000.
City Council Regular - Jun 17, 2026
Your trash bill goes up 1% a year for three years starting October 2026 — about 41 to 47 cents a month for a 96-gallon cart — reflecting disposal cost spikes and the citrus quarantine, after negotiations cut Athens' original double-digit request.
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