EXTRA CAPACITY REFUSE COLLECTION FEE.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 66.48
in effectSEC. 66.48. EXTRA CAPACITY REFUSE COLLECTION FEE.
(Added by Ord. No. 170,868, Eff. 2/19/96.)
A. DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is hereby declared, in order for the City of Los Angeles to be prepared to respond to the needs of its citizens for adequate solid waste disposal alternatives in the future, that recognition of the following is necessary: the greater Los Angeles area has limited landfill capacity available for solid waste disposal; new landfills are difficult to site and permit; the State previously took steps to address the issue by imposing recycling and waste reduction requirements in order to reduce the total amount of solid waste going to landfill by 25 percent and 50 percent by 1995 and 2000, respectively, and by also imposing a 50 percent and 75 percent reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level, by 2020 and 2025, respectively. Therefore, the City must establish a clear policy to provide an incentive for residents to reduce and to recycle the quantity of solid waste they generate. To this end, the City has developed a standard allowance for collection and management of refuse, source-separated recyclables and/or commingled recyclables, and source-separated organic waste, which the City deems adequate to meet the requirements of the average Dwelling Unit as defined in Section 66.40 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The City hereby declares that the standard allowance for a Dwelling Unit shall be one 60-gallon black container for refuse, one 90-gallon blue container for source-separated recyclables and/or commingled recyclables, and one 90-gallon green container for source-separated organic waste. Additional capacity above and beyond this standard allowance may be made available for various fees as described in this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,750, Eff. 11/21/25.)
B. CONTINUOUS EXTRA CAPACITY. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,751, Eff. 11/27/25.)
1. Extra Refuse Capacity. An additional monthly fee, prorated for any fraction of a month, will be charged for each 60-gallon increment of extra refuse capacity made available to a Dwelling Unit beyond the standard allowance of one 60-gallon black refuse container, as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | Rate Per 60-Gallon Increment
January 1, 2026 | $15.65
July 1, 2026 | $16.65
July 1, 2027 | $16.91
July 1, 2028 | $17.70
July 1, 2029 | $18.44
Low income customers who qualify for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s low income discount as determined by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, subject to verification by the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation, shall receive each 60-gallon increment of extra refuse capacity at a 50 percent discount, as shown in the table below, on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | Rate Per 60-Gallon Increment for Qualifying Low-Income Customers
January 1, 2026 | $7.83
July 1, 2026 | $8.33
July 1, 2027 | $8.46
July 1, 2028 | $8.85
July 1, 2029 | $9.22
2. Extra Recycling Capacity. An additional monthly fee, prorated for any fraction of a month, will be charged for each 90-gallon increment of extra recycling capacity made available to a Dwelling Unit beyond the standard allowance of one 90-gallon blue recycling container, as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | Rate Per 90-Gallon Increment
January 1, 2026 | $11.24
July 1, 2026 | $11.96
July 1, 2027 | $12.14
July 1, 2028 | $12.71
July 1, 2029 | $13.24
3. Extra Organics Capacity. An additional monthly fee, prorated for any fraction of a month, will be charged for each 90-gallon increment of extra organics capacity made available to a Dwelling Unit beyond the standard allowance of one 90-gallon green organics container, as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | Rate Per 90-Gallon Increment
January 1, 2026 | $16.28
July 1, 2026 | $17.32
July 1, 2027 | $17.59
July 1, 2028 | $18.41
July 1, 2029 | $19.18
4. Horse Manure Capacity. An additional monthly fee, prorated for any fraction of a month, will be charged for each 60-gallon increment of horse manure capacity made available to a resident for a Dwelling Unit, as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | Rate Per 60-Gallon Increment
January 1, 2026 | $23.81
July 1, 2026 | $25.33
July 1, 2027 | $25.72
July 1, 2028 | $26.92
July 1, 2029 | $28.05
5. The fees described in Subdivisions 1., 2., 3., and 4. of this section will be billed through the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) bill on the line item generally titled Sanitation Equipment Charge, where it will be added to the existing charges found thereon and deposited to the Solid Waste Resources Special Revenue Fund. Larger, or extra, containers will be delivered to a Dwelling Unit at a resident’s request, and will be recorded through the container serial number to the name of the person appearing on the DWP bill, or the person’s designated agent, for each respective Dwelling Unit. The fee imposed by this article shall be a joint and several charge against the occupants and the owner of each dwelling unit subject to the charge. A resident may use this extra capacity once per week on the resident’s regular collection day. Failure to use all of the requested extra capacity made available to the resident will not relieve the resident from paying the monthly extra capacity fee. The fees will be collected as described in LAMC Sections 66.43, 66.44, 66.45, 66.46, and 66.47.
C. INTERMITTENT EXTRA CAPACITY. Residents of all dwelling units shall have the ability to purchase the right to have additional refuse, horse manure or yard trimmings collected by the City on a collection day to collection day basis. The resident requiring this additional intermittent capacity shall purchase from the City, at a cost of $2.00 per 30 gallons of additional capacity, a special tag to be placed on the additional materials for collection. The tags must be purchased in advance, in person at various locations throughout the City, or through the mail, and can be utilized only on the regular collection day. Each tag may be used only one time. (Amended by Ord. No. 178,875, Eff. 7/23/07.)
D. IMPLEMENTATION.
1. The Board shall have the power and duty, and is hereby directed to enforce all of the provisions of this article, except as otherwise set forth herein, and shall provide such rules and regulations as are consistent with the provisions of this article and as may be necessary or desirable to aid in the administration, including adjustments and enforcement of the extra capacity charge.
2. The Board or any of its authorized representative may make such inspections or investigations as said Board deems necessary at any reasonable time on any premises or lot for the purpose of determining the number, size, and type of automated collection containers.
E. (This subsection intentionally left blank.) (Amended by Ord. No. 188,751, Eff. 11/27/25.)
F. FEE ADJUSTMENTS. The fees described herein shall be reviewed on a yearly basis to determine if any adjustments need to be made to cover changes in operating cost.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-164018Fetched: 10/24/2026