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Trenton council approves higher commercial trash and mattress collection fees
Summary
The council approved raises to municipal collection rates: commercial trash service would rise from $10 to $15 per cubic yard per month and mattress/box spring collection from $20 to $60 per piece, both effective July 1, 2026, to offset higher landfill and operating costs.
The Trenton City Council on May 18 approved increases to city collection fees aimed at closing a growing gap between municipal costs and revenues.
The city’s Department of Public Services director told the council that ‘‘the cost to provide commercial trash collection has risen significantly in the last few years’’ and requested that the rate be raised ‘‘from $10 per cubic yard per month to $15 per cubic yard per month’’ effective July 1, 2026. The director said higher truck, fuel, labor and landfill tipping fees drove the requested change and that, even after the increase, the city’s rates would remain lower than some private vendors.
On mattress and box-spring collection, the director said recent landfill changes now charge $100 per piece for disposal and asked the council to raise the resident collection fee from $20 to $60 per mattress or box spring, ‘‘effective July 1st, 2026.’’ The director also noted the $60 fee would be ‘‘in addition to the base special pickup fee of $35.’’
Council members asked about comparisons with other municipalities and landfill choices. A councilmember asked whether competing landfill rates had been reviewed; the director replied the city’s rates were ‘‘significantly cheaper than the private companies’’ on general hauling and that many landfills have added mattress disposal fees. No further amendments were requested; the council moved and the items were ordered approved on the consent agenda.
What happens next: the fee changes were presented for approval at the meeting and, per the DPS director, would take effect July 1, 2026. The council’s action was taken as part of routine business and no separate public hearing on the item was recorded in the transcript.
