Hillsborough trash rates poised to jump 22 percent A proposed $63.47 increase in assessments would begin Oct. 1. Â Â Republic Services is one of three companies selected Thursday to provide trash pick-up service to Hillsborough residents. The new franchise agreements begin next year. [ LUIS SANTANA | TIMES ] TAMPA â Trash collection is primed to get pricier in Hillsborough County. For the second consecutive year, Hillsborough County is planning to increase its residential trash assessments by more than 20 percent. If approved, after a scheduled public hearing on Aug. 4, the two solid waste and disposal fees would increase $63.47 on Oct. 1. That is a nearly 22 percent increase over the current assessments of just less than $290.