The price for garbage tags is going up by 50 cents.
Niagara Region officials say the price increase will come into effect on February 1st in an effort to move towards full cost recovery and to try to increase diversion from the landfill.
A recent waste audit shows 50 percent of the waste put in garbage bags is organic and another 14 percent is recyclable.
The Niagara Region's target diversion rate is 65 percent.
Residents can still use the older $2 garbage tags after February 1st, but all new tags will cost $2.50.