St. Cloud’s residential curbside base is $33.16 per month on both City fee pages checked September 12. At that unchanged rate, LSL calculates 12 × $33.16 = $397.92 for twelve months. That is the solid-waste base alone—not a complete utility bill or a forecast of future rates.
Which extra charge matches the event?
The Public Works schedule identifies October 1, 2025 as the base rate’s effective date. Its residential extras, also shown on Solid Waste Fees, are conditional:
| Charge | Amount | Published trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Additional cart | $100 each, one time | An extra garbage, recycling or yard-waste cart is requested |
| Rollback | $5 | Cart not returned within the stated period; the City pages disagree on that period below |
| Separation | $20 | Wrong material in recycling/yard-waste carts, or hazardous material in collection carts |
| Residential deposit | $50 | Solid-waste account without City water service |
| Cart redelivery trip | $35 | Cart redelivered after payment on a City utility account that was disconnected |
The last row is not a general $35 charge for every truck visit or missed pickup. Match an unexplained bill entry to the named service event before assuming that this fee applies. The separation charge also is not permission to put hazardous material in a cart.
A small bulk-pickup calculation
The dedicated fee page lists $24 for up to two cubic yards of separated yard waste, white goods or other household items, followed by $12 per additional cubic yard. For an illustrative four-cubic-yard separated pickup, LSL calculates:
$24 + (4 − 2) × $12 = $48
That example stays below both large-pile boundaries described below. It assumes the City classifies the material and volume as stated; it does not price mixed material, hazardous waste, a transfer-station visit or an actual household’s pile. Photographs and your own dimensions can help explain a request, but the City’s classification and measurement determine the charge.
Three City-source differences to resolve
Cart return: both fee pages say the $5 rollback condition is tied to the end of collection day. Placement of Carts instead says the next morning. That page also gives the setout window—no earlier than 6 p.m. the prior evening and by 7 a.m. on collection day—and three feet of clearance from obstructions. Returning the cart by the earlier published deadline satisfies both stated return times; ask Solid Waste which rule supports a disputed charge.
Larger bulk piles: Public Works changes to weight pricing above an estimated eight cubic yards. The dedicated Solid Waste Fees page instead extends the $12 increments through twelve cubic yards, then lists a $150 trip fee plus tonnage at $87.64 per ton. Do not use the $48 example to resolve that conflict or convert a pile’s volume into a guessed weight. Obtain the applicable pricing basis from the City before arranging a larger pickup.
Pickup timing: an April 16, 2026 City release announced requested pickup days beginning May 1, typically within two business days. Yet the Bulk Pickups page still describes weekly collection with an address map and advance-notice form. This review does not establish which scheduling instruction the City currently applies to a particular address. Confirm the actual collection day rather than treating the announcement as a two-day promise.
For these questions, the current Solid Waste department lists 407-957-7289. Keep its answer with the service date, material description and relevant bill entry. This is a charge comparison, not a finding that a fee was properly assessed or must be waived.
LSL reread the live fee and service pages and visually inspected the one-page announcement on September 12. We did not inspect a cart or waste pile, review a private bill, book a pickup or contact staff. The base calculation is retained from the original report; the charge triggers and source conflicts are this corrective review’s additions.