Pflugerville City Council Approves Trash Rate Increase

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — City council members on Tuesday approved a $3.04 increase in the monthly solid waste pickup rate, the first such price hike in four years.

The rate increase includes a $0.71 increase for an extra trash cart and a $1.43 increase for an extra recycle cart, available to customers upon request. In passing the increase, officials noted trash and recycle pickup in Pflugerville remains below that of area cities in Central Texas for similar services.

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The new rates will go in effect on March 1, with in-city trash customers paying $18.94 per month and out-of-city trash customers paying $20.94 per month for trash service. Optional services of additional trash and recycling carts will increase to $6.83 and $3.98, respectively, officials said.

The rate change maintains current services for customers with trash pickup once a week and recycling pickup every other week.

For more information on the City of Pflugerville’s trash and recycling services visit https://utilitybilling.pflugervilletx.gov/trash-recycling.