Whitehall residents will pay a few extra bucks each month for solid-waste disposal and recycling next year, but they’ll receive uniform containers for trash and recycling in exchange.

Whitehall City Council on Aug. 18 approved a contract renewal with the city’s provider, Local Waste Services, by a 7-0 vote, said clerk of council Julie Ogg.

The five-year contract extension, effective Jan. 1, will incorporate a two-cart system for the first time in Whitehall.

The rate increase under the new contract is less than what it would have been had the city renewed the contract under the current system, service director Zach Woodruff said.

Whitehall residents are billed $13.75 per month for solid-waste disposal and recycling under the five-year contract with Local Waste Services that expires Dec. 31.