San Diego's Reduced Trash Fees Take Effect
SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 272 daysScheduled by council action, per the City of San Diego[1][2] release of June 8, 2026: "The reduced fees will be effective in fiscal year 2028, which starts July 1, 2027"; the fee page says the schedule covers FY2028 and FY2029 (to June 30, 2029).
The standard 95-gallon trash bundle drops by about $16 to $38.75 a month under the trash-fee settlement, at the cost of the promised weekly recycling and bulky-item pickup.