Urbana committee to consider raising U-Cycle recycling tax to $9.74 a month
Staff says current rates are not enough to fund the service; proposed increases would start Jan. 1, 2027.
URBANA - Urbana's Committee of the Whole will consider an ordinance Monday that would raise the city's U-Cycle residential recycling tax, according to the Nov. 16 agenda packet.
A staff memo from Sustainability and Resilience Officer Scott Tess says current rates have not kept pace with inflation and are not enough to fund the service, and that without enough funding the program would have to breach contract and discontinue service. The proposed monthly rates, billed on the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District bill, would rise from $6.25 to $9.74 for a curbside dwelling unit, from $3.75 to $4.95 per multifamily unit, and from $3.00 to $4.07 per dormitory bed, effective Jan. 1, 2027, with further increases through 2030 and a later inflation adjustment capped at 5 percent a year.
The 7 p.m. meeting is at 400 South Vine Street. The committee is also scheduled to consider a Justice Assistance Grant agreement, a Crystal Lake Drive storm sewer reimbursement agreement and an amendment to the city's American Rescue Plan Act project list.
Sources: Committee of the Whole agenda, Nov. 16, 2026; Nov. 16 agenda packet.