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Pinellas Park adopts higher trash rates; residential monthly charge rises to $23.67, fuel surcharge removed
Summary
The Pinellas Park City Council on Sept. 25 adopted Resolution No. 2025‑12 to raise residential solid‑waste rates to $23.67 per month and to eliminate a separate diesel fuel surcharge, a change staff said reflects higher operating costs and Waste Management’s fleet conversion to natural gas.
The Pinellas Park City Council on Sept. 25 adopted Resolution No. 2025‑12 to raise the city’s solid waste and recycling rates, approving a change that moves the typical residential monthly charge from $18.67 (including a fuel surcharge) to $23.67 and eliminates the separate fuel surcharge.
City staff said the city’s solid waste contractor Waste Management Incorporated has converted collection vehicles to liquid natural gas, allowing the city to remove the prior diesel fuel surcharge. Kyle Harrison, director of Transportation, Stormwater and Construction Services, told the council the change represents a 27% increase for the majority of residential accounts and an average 42% increase for commercial accounts.
Why it matters: the department said the change affects about 13,000 residential accounts and reflects both higher operating costs and a county tipping‑fee increase.…
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