La Crosse to pay slightly more for garbage recycling pickup

Harter’s Quick Clean Up gets about $2 million from city

Not much of a price hike for garbage and recycling in La Crosse this year.

The city’s board of public works has approved a half-percent increase for Harter’s Quick Clean Up, based on the consumer price index.

What that means: two cents more for each garbage cart and a penny more for recycling carts.

The public works board annually approves a CPI adjustment for the Harter’s contract. Last year’s adjustment was slightly higher. 

The city pays Harter’s about $2 million a year to pick up garbage and recycling. There are more than 30,000 carts in the city overall.