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Long Beach approves two-step solid-waste rate increase as city launches required organics program
Summary
The Long Beach City Council adopted a two-step increase to residential solid-waste rates and approved measures to roll out a citywide organics collection program required by state law; the city clerk reported 1,314 protests but said that did not reach the 57,924-protester majority needed to block the change.
Long Beach city leaders on March 11 approved a two-step increase to residential solid-waste service rates and set a timetable to expand a newly launched organics collection program required by state law.
The council voted to adopt a resolution to implement an initial monthly increase effective May 1, 2025, and a second increase tied to organics service later this summer; the city clerk said the protest period produced 1,314 submitted protests (including five verbal protests) that, if certified, do not constitute a majority under state law — the clerk said a majority would require 57,924 protests.
City staff told the council the changes respond to California’s SB 1383 requirements for organics diversion and that the rate adjustments reflect rising disposal and processing costs, increased staffing and new equipment. City staff said Long Beach operates 81 refuse trucks, serves roughly 18,000 accounts, and collects nearly 200,000 tons of waste annually (plus about 30,000 tons…
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