Gave final approval to new trash, bulky-item and low-income assistance fee ordinances
Second reading of ordinances amending the Solid Waste Collection, Transfer, Recycling, Recovery of Waste Resources and Disposal Fee, the Multi-Family Bulky Item Fee and the Low Income Customer Assistance Program. A separate extra-capacity refuse fee ordinance was held to October 21 for its second reading.
Roll call and money
- BlumenfieldYes
- Harris-DawsonYes
- HernandezYes
- HuttYes
- LeeYes
- McOskerYes
- PadillaYes
- ParkYes
- RamanYes
- Soto-MartínezYes
- YaroslavskyYes
- NazarianNo
- RodriguezNo
- JuradoAbsent
- Price Jr.Absent
The ordinance text sets the new fee schedule. News coverage summarized it as a 54% increase for single-family homes, from $36.32 to $55.95 a month, rising to $65.93 by FY 2029-30.
LA's trash fee for single-family homes rises 54%.The Council's final vote on October 14, 2025 was 11-2, with Nazarian and Rodriguez voting no. The dollar amounts are in the ordinances, not on the vote record; a reviewer still needs to check them against the ordinance text.Read the claim →
- Proposition 218: Requires that property-related fees, such as trash and sewer charges, cover only the cost of the service. Owners must be notified before rates rise, and a majority written protest can stop an increase.
Background: LA trash fee for single-family homes rises 54%