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City of Houston Considers Monthly Surcharge for Trash Collection, Recycling Expenses
July 30, 2015
1 Min Read
Click2Houston.com
The city of Houston’s garbage czar wants to hit homeowners with a monthly surcharge of $15-$20 to cover a variety of expenses related to trash collection and recycling.
“We are the only big Texas city that doesn’t have a fee like this,” the City of Houston's Solid Waste director, Harry Hayes, said.
Among the expenses, the city spends approximately $1 million annually on illegal dumping.
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