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Oviedo council moves to raise residential trash rates, delays hiring full-time solid-waste staffer
Summary
After a study showing rising hauling, landfill and recycling costs, Oviedo council signaled support for phased rate increases to stabilize the residential solid-waste fund and directed staff to fund part of a solid-waste position rather than hire a new full-time employee immediately.
The Oviedo City Council directed staff to pursue a phased increase to residential trash rates while postponing the hire of a full-time solid-waste administrator, after reviewing a rate study showing the city's $25 monthly charge no longer covers rising hauling and landfill costs.
Consultant Tara Hollis of Uldan Financial Services told the council the city's residential customers average about 1.449 tons of waste per household per year and that the solid-waste fund had about $100,000 on hand as of Oct. 1, 2025. The study modeled two scenarios: one that includes adding a…
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