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St. Paul trash rates could drop in 2020

October 16, 2019 at 4:31AM
Waste Management worker Daniel Westerhaus collected trash from the alleys of the Snelling Hamline neighborhood of St Paul's yellow zone on the first day of organized trash collection. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday, October 1, 2018 St. Paul has begun its organized trash collection, a dramatic shift in how the city collects its waste. Scattered reports of residents using the wrong bins, but so far no major snafus.
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Waste Management worker Daniel Westerhaus collected trash from the alleys of the Snelling Hamline neighborhood of St Paul's yellow zone on the first day of organized trash collection in 2018. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

If voters uphold the city's trash collection system in November, St. Paul residents could get one reward: slightly lower garbage bills in 2020.

City public works staff are recommending lower rates next year. Depending on the service level they choose, residents will save between $13.40 and $14.24 a year on trash collection, according to the Public Works Department. Pricing depends on factors including fuel prices, disposal fees and state and county taxes, according to Lisa Hiebert, spokeswoman for public works.

The City Council will likely vote on the new rates next month, but it's unclear whether trash collection will continue as-is in 2020. Following an August decision from the Minnesota Supreme Court, St. Paul residents will have an opportunity to vote for or against the organized trash collection system on Nov. 5.

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