San Diegans may soon learn how much they’ll be charged for trash pickup after years of not paying for it.
The San Diego City Council’s Environment Committee will hear potential fee schedules at its meeting this week after a months-long effort to study the city’s waste management and gather public input from residents, according to city staff.
How to attend
The Environment Committee will discuss at its next meeting how much the city of San Diego may charge residents for trash pickup. This committee is made up of three councilmembers.
When: 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13
Where: San Diego’s Council Committee Room on the 12th floor of the City Administration Building at 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101. The public may also tune in virtually during the city’s live webcasts here.
Read more about the committee’s latest priorities here.
Councilmembers next month will also discuss the findings and are expected to decide how much to charge by June.
But all eligible households will receive a mailer on the proposed fee at least 45 days before that, a city spokesperson said. If the city receives valid protests from more than half of the households, the council will not be able to adopt the fee.
If the city does not receive a majority protest, residents could begin paying for trash pickup as early as July.
A former city rule known as the People’s Ordinance had prohibited the city from charging residents to pick up trash and recycling bins for the past century. But voters in 2022 narrowly approved Measure B, amending the ordinance and allowing the city to implement a fee.
This brief came in part from notes taken by Simon Mayeski, a San Diego Documenter, at a Southeastern San Diego Community Planning Group meeting last month. Read the rest of the story at inewsource.org.
