Garbage rates in San Luis Obispo County are decreasing.
The Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) solid waste management fee will lower from 5.4% to 3.0% starting July 1.
The IWMA Board voted on a resolution to reduce the fee last month in order to stabilize revenues.
According to the IWMA, even as landfill tipping fees and hauling rates have increased, they have kept operating costs under projected earnings while complying with the state's mandates.
In addition to finding efficiencies in IWMA operations, the positive financial impacts of the county rejoining the agency on February 1, 2024, further support a reduction in the solid waste management fee.
