In June, the city of San Diego . It affects most residents living in single-family homes or in multifamily developments with four or fewer units. Before now, the city did not charge for the service.

The city is sending new mailers to residents this week as a reminder to by Sept. 30. This can be done through the city's .

Most customers have not yet enrolled in the new service according to Jeremy Bauer, the assistant director of the city’s Environmental Services Department.

“Around 64,000 customers have signed up in the portal to select their containers. It’s almost a third of the way. We are seeing an acceleration,” Bauer said.

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On Oct. 6 the city will begin collecting all the old trash and recycling containers and delivering the new ones, he said.

The new trash fee will show

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