{"id":7848,"date":"2026-06-24T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/elk-grove-residents-to-pay-more-for-garbage-service-heres-what-it-will-cost\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:02:06","slug":"elk-grove-residents-to-pay-more-for-garbage-service-heres-what-it-will-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/elk-grove-residents-to-pay-more-for-garbage-service-heres-what-it-will-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Elk Grove residents to pay more for garbage service. Here\u2019s what it will cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Elk Grove residents will pay 3% more for garbage collection beginning July 1 after the City Council approved a rate increase to cover rising operating costs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/on-trump-and-gaza-roseville-protesters-bring-the-noise-change-zero-minds-opinion\/\">On Trump and Gaza: Roseville protesters bring the noise, change zero minds | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Residents with a single 32-gallon garbage cart, the city\u2019s smallest service level, will see their monthly bills increase from $31.51 to $32.46. Rates for 64-gallon carts will rise from $36.54 to $37.64, while 96-gallon carts will increase from $46.66 to $48.06 under the city\u2019s agreement with Allied Waste Services.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The increase adds 95 cents per month, or $11.40 per year, for households with a single 32-gallon cart. Residents with multiple or larger garbage carts will pay up to $2.30 more per month, or $27.60 more per year.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Taylor, the city\u2019s recycling and waste manager, said at the June 10 City Council meeting that the rate adjustment will help cover inflationary increases for labor, fuel and other operating costs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/a-third-of-california-community-college-districts-sued-by-part-time-faculty-2\/\">A third of California community college districts sued by part-time faculty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Taylor said inflation increased the cost of services by 5.37%, but the city\u2019s contract caps annual rate increases at 3%.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Each household may receive up to three recycling and organics carts at no additional charge. Those rates are not affected by the increase, Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00bb\u00a0Elk Grove news in your inbox: <\/strong>Get our  <span>free<\/span> Elk Grove email newsletter <span>here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Low-income residents enrolled in the city and Sacramento Municipal Utility District\u2019s lifeline rate assistance program receive a 20% discount on garbage services, Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/wednesday-forecast-for-sacramento-hot-with-a-cooldown-soon-to-come\/\">Wednesday forecast for Sacramento: Hot with a cooldown soon to come<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elk Grove garbage collection rates increased 3% beginning July 1 after the City Council approved higher fees to cover rising operating costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elk-grove-news","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elk Grove residents to pay more for garbage service. 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