While televisions across the City were tuned in to the Dodgers’ World Series win in game one against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 21, Beverly Hills City staff were busy talking trash. More specifically, they discussed an upcoming rate increase for the disposal of solid waste. Although few people attended either this Town Hall or another held on Oct. 1, staff provided information on the rate hike and addressed questions they had received elsewhere.
Beverly Hills has not seen any changes to its solid waste disposal rates since 2011. As Director of Public Works Shana Epstein explained, much has happened since then. “Regulations have been changing and evolving [and] the recycling markets have changed significantly,” Epstein said in the Town Hall.
