A debate over electronic fees at the landfill may soon be over.

Your monthly garbage bill may go up about 12 cents, but in return you'll be able to lug that 40-pound, fake wood, out-of-date boob tube to the landfill and toss it for free.

Just don't put it in your garbage can.

The Casper City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss banning electronics from the landfill. It will also vote on a resolution to raise monthly garbage rates and allowing free electronics recycling.

Right now, each electronic item costs $10 to recycle. It's not illegal to dump them in garbage cans, but it is bad for the environment and the landfill, according to Solid Waste Division Manager Cynthia Langston.

If approved, the cost changes will happen on Jan. 1 and the ban will come into effect on April 1.

The council will also hold a public hearing to discuss widening alleys. This may mean some people will no longer be able to park in convenient spots behind their houses.

City staff members told the council in an earlier work session that garbage trucks and emergency vehicle often can't drive down alleys because vehicles and branches crowd the path.

By widening an alley to 15 feet from the current 10 foot requirement, Langston said she thinks this will allow the city to better serve Casper residents.

The city council meeting will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall, 200 N. David St.