"The city hadn't raised trash pickup fees in 17 years, and a 2016 state law governing organic waste disposal significantly increased operational costs. Large raises for city sanitation workers and rising equipment costs also bumped up expenditures. Once the new fees go into effect, probably in mid-November, residents of single-family homes or apartments with four units or less will pay $55.95 a month per unit."
"The trash program had become heavily subsidized, to the tune of about $500,000 a day, which officials said was no longer viable given the city's financial straits, which left them scrambling to close a nearly $1-billion budget deficit earlier this year. Having the cost subsidized by the city for so long contributed to that deficit, according to City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo. "It should have been corrected a long time ago," Szabo said. "If we didn't get this rate increase, the subsidy would have been more than $200 million this year.""
Los Angeles will raise trash collection fees to $55.95 a month per unit, marking the first increase in 17 years. The trash program had been subsidized by about $500,000 daily, worsening a near $1-billion city budget deficit. A 2016 state organic-waste law, large wage increases for sanitation workers, and rising equipment costs pushed operational expenses higher. City officials said the subsidy was unsustainable and that the rate adjustment was necessary to curb mounting deficits. The higher fee will take effect probably in mid-November and applies to single-family homes and small apartment units.
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