The Phoenix City Council is set to vote Wednesday on whether to raise trash collection fees each year through 2028. The proposal aims to offset a roughly $20 million budget deficit.
Current rates for residential trash and recycle bin collections are at $37.32 a month.
The proposal in front of the council suggests implementing annual rate increases over the next three years until they hit just $51.32 every month.
City staff have proposed the rate increase as vehicle costs have gone up by 52% and staff costs have gone up by 32% since 2020, far outpacing the rise of solid waste collection rates, which have gone up by 2% in the same amount of time.
The city says if a rate increase is not adopted then, the Public Works Department would have to reduce its services.
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