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Burlington seeks to fully fund recycling program; solid-waste tax to rise to $12 per unit
Summary
Department of Public Works told the Board of Finance the city is proposing a 66% increase in recycling program revenue and a jump in the solid-waste generation tax from $6.90 to $12 per unit per month to make consolidated recycling sustainable in FY26.
City of Burlington Department of Public Works officials told the Board of Finance on May 21 that the department proposes a major revenue increase to sustain the municipal consolidated recycling program and to cover indirect program costs.
Jason Spencer, director of public works, said the city is "seeking to sustainably fund the municipal consolidated recycling program" and proposed increasing recycling program revenue from $1,000,000 to $1,700,000, "which is a 66% increase." He said the change will be funded in part by a rise in the solid-waste generation tax applied to trash bills: "your monthly solid waste generation tax on that bill will go from $6.90 per unit per month to $12 per unit per month."
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