Miami-Dade County Government: Proposed Solid Waste Fee Increase For This Year

Aventura FL

30 May, 2022

2:27 PM

Description

Press release from the Miami-Dade County Government: May 27, 2022 The Department of Solid Waste Management has experienced an increase in operational and personnel costs associated with service delivery. An increase in customer fees is proposed in order to maintain the same level of service. A solid waste fee increase of $25 per year, about $2.08 per month, has been proposed for homeowners receiving full service. A fee increase ranging from $6 to $19 a year, depending upon the level of service received, has been proposed for non-full service customers. What you get in return The same, reliable garbage and recycling services you have come to expect Resources to address illegal dumping Automated notification of your bulky waste pickup and waste/recycling cart orders Cleaner neighborhoods and communities through department-sponsored programs such as "Let's Clean Things Up" Without the fee increase Garbage pick up would move to once-per-week instead of twice-per-week Four of the 13 Trash and Recycling Centers would close and the rest would be open four days a week instead of seven The litter collection, shopping cart and commnuity service programs would be eliminated Curbside Christmas tree pick up would no longer be available Code enforcement services would be reduced Resources and additional information Flyer on the increase in English 2022 proposed non-ad valorem notification in English, Spanish or Creole Notice of Public Hearing newspaper advertisement in English This press release was produced by the Miami-Dade County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.