Dive Brief:

• Officials in Bloomington, Ill., are making an effort to change the city's solid waste fees to reduce tax subsidies.

• A proposed solution is to stop offering free bulk waste removal, the costliest part of sanitation service, to residents.

• The concern is that the elimination of this program will lead to an increase in illegal dumping.

Dive Insight:

Suggestions to thwart illegal dumping included allowing each household one free pickup annually, charging an additional flat fee per load for bulk removal or citing illegal dumpers with fines. City Manager David Hales believes the city's strong economy will make it easier for residents to swallow fee increases.