Garbage and trash collection price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Garbage And Trash Collection, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for garbage and trash collection are 1.27% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.25 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Garbage and trash collection experienced an average inflation rate of 1.27% per year. In other words, garbage and trash collection costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.25 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for garbage and trash collection was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 5.19%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for garbage and trash collection during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for garbage and trash collection was higher.

Price Inflation for Garbage and trash collection since 1983

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1991 (10.50%), 1990 (10.01%), and 1987 (9.77%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Garbage and trash collection, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	5.19%
2026	$20.25	1.27%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Garbage and trash collection:

Year	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	100.000	103.242	109.908	118.675	130.267	142.542	155.608	171.183	189.150	207.283	220.533	231.400	241.225	245.983	250.500	256.717	263.758	269.817	275.542	282.983	291.900	303.292	313.958	330.133	345.566	364.695	376.402	384.369	395.091	404.704	416.183	425.796	432.030	439.427	449.089	466.861	481.902	498.704	522.329	549.334	589.344	615.506	647.451	655.705

Adjust garbage and trash collection prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Garbage and trash collection was 647.451 in the year 2025 and 655.705 in 2026:

655.705 / 647.451 * $20 = $20.25

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.25 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Garbage and trash collection).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Garbage and trash collection in 1983. In addition to garbage and trash collection, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.