Here’s why your trash bill may go up in Orange County

Starting this month, California is rolling out new regulations that limit organic waste going into landfills, reducing methane emissions that contribute to climate change.
Immediately, the changes will mean higher trash bills for many Orange County residents; in the long term, households will need to change how they throw out their food scraps.
A trash compactor pushes trash and compresses it at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Bee Canyon. As of Jan. 1, the state saysc ities are going to have t