Garbage Rates
All households with one to four units must have a garbage cart and active service for each residential unit. Here's what you should know about garbage rates:
- Garbage rates will be adjusted every April.
- Your collection frequency and cart size determine your garbage rate.
- You can change collection frequency and the size of your cart at any time. Making a change more than once per calendar year will result in a fee.
- Every household pays an annual Solid Waste Fee. This is added to your Ramsey County property tax statement.
- This fee covers carts, administration, illegal dumping clean-up, and outreach efforts.
- Extra collection services are available. Cost varies.
- An option to opt-out of garbage collection or share a cart will be available for sign-up in late 2025.
Rates: April 2025 to March 2026
| Cart Size | Gallons | Collection | Bulky Items Included Annually | Quarterly Rates with State and County Fees | Annual Service Fee | Total Annual Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 32 (approx. 2-3 kitchen sized bags) | Every other week | 12 | $58.47 | $42.86 | $276.74 |
| Small | 32 (approx. 2-3 kitchen sized bags) | Weekly | 12 | $82.69 | $42.86 | $373.62 |
| Medium | 64 (approx. 4-5 kitchen sized bags) | Weekly | 12 | $113.19 | $42.86 | $495.62 |
| Large | 96 (approx. 5-7 kitchen sized bags) | Weekly | 12 | $137.53 | $42.86 | $592.98 |
