West Salem residents may see their garbage bills go up by about $1 a month in January, under new waste collection rates and services the Salem City Council will consider during its meeting Monday.

Under the proposed rates, Salem residents in Marion County wouldn’t see any price changes, and all Salem residents would have the option to get a larger garbage can. City residents who live in Marion County already pay higher rates than residents in Polk County.

Councilors will be considering recommendations from the city’s Solid Waste Committee, which in November approved the rate change request from the Mid-Valley Garbage and Recycling Association. The association includes the six solid waste haulers who collect trash in the Salem area.

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