Brea officials want Republic Services – a waste hauler for many OC cities – to pay them $5.4 million after labor disputes this past summer and strikes in 2021 delayed trash pick ups.

Part of that money includes over $130,000 in customer credits as compensation for the work stoppage this year and in 2021 – about $12 per residential customer.

“After careful review of their records submitted for the audit, the City has calculated the liquidated damages, expense reimbursements, and customer credits owed from the 2025 labor disruption, along with the expense reimbursement and penalty assessment owed from the December 2021 labor disruption. In total, the City is seeking $5.4 million owed from Republic Services,” reads a Thursday city news release.

City officials say they’ve sent requests for

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