Refuse Services

Solid Resources Fee/Extra Capacity Charge

Article 6.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section imposes a Solid Resources Fee on all residential dwellings in the City of Los Angeles. 

All single family dwellings and each unit of a duplex are assessed the Solid Resources Fee at $36.32.  A Solid Resources Fee of $24.33 is also charged to those multi- family dwellings serviced by the Bureau of Sanitation. 

Single family dwellings are defined as a building designed for residential occupancy, and containing one or two dwelling units (duplexes).  This is interpreted so that free-standing detached dwellings (including those part of a townhome or condominium development) will be charged the Single Family Dwelling Rate ($36.32)

Multiple family dwellings are defined as any building, structure, unit, or location designed for residential occupancy, exclusive of “Single Family Dwellings”.  These are typically apartments, townhomes, and condominiums with units being attached most commonly by a shared wall, enclosed laundry or utility room.  There may be other variations on building attachments which may require inspection and review of Building & Safety records.   These units (as well as Mobile homes) are charged the Multiple-Family Dwelling rate of $24.33.

It is not uncommon for multiple units of a housing complex or property to be charged differing rates depending on whether they are detached dwellings, duplexes, or multiple-family dwellings.

The Solid Resources Fee not only funds the collection of solid waste, it pays for salaries, direct and indirect overhead, equipment, ancillary equipment, refuse and recycling containers and vehicles, landfill costs, whether for disposal or for resource recovery facilities or refuse to energy and 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, recovery of waste resources and/or disposal of solid waste or storage of solid waste related equipment, transfer facilities, resource recovery facilities or transfer equipment, maintenance of transfer facilities or equipment, or for facilities and equipment used in the recovery of waste resources in the form of energy, alternative fuels or manufacturing feedstocks.

Since SRF fees fund more than just refuse collection, the Solid Resources Fee is still applied - even if your dwelling produces little or no refuse waste.  SRF fees are automatically applied to your DWP utility bill or may even be billed separately through the Director of Finance in the case of non-DWP utility customers.

The standard container allotment for single-family dwellings and each unit of a duplex based on the SRF is one 60-gallon black container for refuse; one 90-gallon green container for yard trimmings; one 90 gallon blue container for recyclables.  The standard allowance for multi-family dwellings is one 60-gallon black container per dwelling unit for refuse; one 90 gallon green container for yard trimmings for the lot; one 90-gallon blue container for recyclables for every four units. 

For residences that generate more material on a weekly basis than will fit into the standard allotment of containers, Extra Capacity containers are available.  A $5.00 per month fee will be charged for each 30-gallon increment of extra capacity of refuse made available to a dwelling unit beyond the standard allotment for a minimum of six months.  For example, if you live in a single family dwelling and use a 90 gallon black container instead of a 60 gallon black container, your SRF will be $41.42 per month. 

A $2.50 per month fee will be charged for each 30-gallon increment of extra capacity of yard trimmings made available to a dwelling unit beyond the standard allotment, for a minimum of six months. 

There is no extra capacity charge for a blue recyclables container.

There is no standard allowance for Horse Manure containers. To obtain a brown horse manure container the charge is $10.00 per month per 60 gallons, for a minimum of six months. You could also send us your Extra Capacity request by clicking on the Service Website Site indicated below. Fill out and submit the Service Request form. The Service Request form takes two days to be processed. The delivery/service of containers occur the day after your trash day. For example, for Monday trash collection, we will deliver/service your container on Tuesday.

Sanitation Customer Service Call Center No Public Counter Los Angeles, CA 90013 T.F. (800) 773-2489 Ctx (213) 473-4180 Fax (213) 473-8444 TDD (213) 473-5663

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