CHARGE IMPOSED.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 66.41
in effectSEC. 66.41. CHARGE IMPOSED.
(a) (Amended by Ord. No. 188,750, Eff. 11/21/25.) There is hereby imposed a Solid Waste Collection, Transfer, Recycling, Recovery of Waste Resources, and Disposal Fee (hereinafter referred to as the Solid Resources Fee) for all costs related to the collection, transfer, recycling, and recovery of waste resources, and/or disposal of solid waste collected by the City of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to: salaries, direct and indirect overhead, equipment, ancillary equipment, containers and vehicles, landfill costs (including landfill costs for disposal, resource recovery facilities, refuse-to-energy or refuse-to-fuel facilities, or closure of City owned facilities); development, acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of equipment, alternative fuel infrastructure, buildings or facilities used in the collection, recycling, and recovery of waste resources and/or disposal of solid waste or storage of solid waste-related equipment; transfer facilities, resource recovery facilities, transfer equipment, and maintenance of such facilities or equipment; facilities and equipment used in the recovery of waste resources in the form of energy, alternative fuels, or manufacturing feedstocks, and maintenance of such facilities or equipment; and for all related costs of the services provided in the collection, the availability of collection, transfer, recycling, the availability of recycling, the recovery of waste resources, disposal, and the availability of disposal of solid waste.
The Solid Resources Fee charged per Dwelling Unit, per month or prorated for any fraction of a month, shall be as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | Monthly Charge Per Dwelling Unit
November 15, 2025 | $55.95
July 1, 2026 | $59.53
July 1, 2027 | $60.44
July 1, 2028 | $63.27
July 1, 2029 | $65.93
The Solid Resources Fee will be billed and collected as described in LAMC Sections 66.43, 66.44, 66.45, 66.46, and 66.47.
(b) Reductions and Exemptions. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,750, Eff. 11/21/25.)
(1) An exemption from the charge imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this section shall be provided for Dwelling Units for City collection services that cannot be provided because of physical limitations restricting access by City collection vehicles.
(2) Solid Resources Fee Low Income Customer Assistance Program. The charge imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by 30 percent for any low-income customer who pays such charges, the definition of such class being determined by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, subject to verification by the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation. The Solid Resources Fee charge per Dwelling Unit for qualifying low-income customers, per month or prorated for any fraction of a month, shall be as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table. Customers that are determined by the Office of Finance to qualify for a tax exemption pursuant to Section 21.1.12 of this Code shall also be deemed to qualify for the Solid Resources Fee Low Income Customer Assistance Program, and shall be charged the reduced low-income program rates for the Solid Resources Fee, without having to separately apply to the Department of Water and Power’s low-income discount program.
Effective Date | Monthly Charge Per Dwelling Unit for Qualifying Solid Resources Fee Low-Income Customers
November 15, 2025 | $39.17
July 1, 2026 | $41.67
July 1, 2027 | $42.31
July 1, 2028 | $44.29
July 1, 2029 | $46.15
(c) (Amended by Ord. No. 188,749, Eff. 11/21/25.) There is hereby imposed a Multi-Family Bulky Item Fee (BIF) on every Dwelling Unit in a Multiple Dwelling that is not subject to the charges imposed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this section, for all costs related to the collection, transfer, recycling, and/or disposal of bulky items collected from such Multiple Dwellings by the City of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, salaries, direct and indirect overhead, equipment, and debt. The rates applicable to calculating the BIF shall be as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table:
Effective Date | BIF Rate Per Dwelling Unit
November 15, 2025 | $3.04
July 1, 2026 | $3.13
July 1, 2027 | $3.20
July 1, 2028 | $3.27
July 1, 2029 | $3.34
The BIF imposed on each Dwelling Unit shall be charged per month or prorated for any fraction of a month, to Owner(s) and/or tenants or residents of the Dwelling Unit, pursuant to the following:
(1) Master-Metered Dwelling Unit: The Owner(s) are responsible for 100 percent of the BIF Rate Per Dwelling Unit for each Master-Metered Dwelling Unit.
(2) Separately Metered Dwelling Unit: The Owner(s) are responsible for 50 percent of the BIF associated with a Separately Metered Dwelling Unit, and the tenant(s) or resident(s) of the Separately Metered Dwelling Unit are responsible for the remaining 50 percent of the BIF associated with the Separately Metered Dwelling Unit.
(3) Low-Income Tenants or Residents of a Separately Metered Dwelling Unit: Low-income tenants or residents of a Separately Metered Dwelling Unit who qualify for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s low-income discount program as determined by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, subject to verification by the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation, shall be charged the Low-Income BIF Discount Rate as shown in the table below on or after the effective dates shown in the table, instead of their 50% share of the BIF Rate Per Dwelling Unit specified in Subsection (c)(2) of this section:
Effective Date | Low Income BIF Discount Rate
November 15, 2025 | $1.05
July 1, 2026 | $1.08
July 1, 2027 | $1.10
July 1, 2028 | $1.13
July 1, 2029 | $1.15
The BIF will be billed and collected as described in LAMC Sections 66.43, 66.44, 66.45, 66.46, and 66.47.
(d) Exemption. An exemption from the BIF imposed pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this Section shall be provided for any senior citizen or disabled customer who would qualify for a tax exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.1.12 of this Code. Applications for an exemption shall be made upon forms supplied by the Office of Finance, who, with the assistance of the Bureau of Sanitation, shall review all applications and notify applicants in writing of their entitlement to an exemption. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,410, Eff. 12/29/10.)
(e) (Amended by Ord. No. 188,749, Eff. 11/21/25.) Certain Multiple Dwellings may qualify for full or partial exemptions or discounts from the BIF. Such Multiple Dwellings shall accordingly receive no or reduced bulky item service from the City, to the extent a full or partial exemption or discount is granted. The Department of Public Works may grant exemptions or discounts, on a discretionary basis, under the following conditions:
(1) There are at least four staff members on site dedicated to trash disposal.
(2) The Multiple Dwelling is a self-contained community, located on private streets, with no direct access by tenants to public property.
(3) There are private collections of bulky items at least twice per week.
(4) There is tenant outreach informing residents of the proper way to dispose of bulky items.
(5) There are no recorded bulky item service requests from the Multiple Dwelling or from any public sidewalks directly adjacent to the Multiple Dwelling.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-163946Fetched: 10/24/2026