Dive Brief:

• The city administration in Honolulu, Hawaii is considering a new bill that would charge residents $10 per month for waste collection services.
• Currently, the community is not charged for pickup. Costs are covered by the general fund; however, the fees would help the refuse division operate under the city's $156 million budget deficit.
• The new fee would go into effect in January 2015 if the fee is adopted.

Dive Insight:

The proposal would generate $20 million per year in revenue for the city. According to KITV, the Environmental Services Director, Lori Kahikina, said "All of the departments are competing for the fund, the fire, police, the parks, the roads and it's all essential services that's needed and trash is one of them."