The Hood River City Council will consider whether to give the go-ahead to Hood River Garbage’s parent company Waste Connections to add a 2.61% surcharge to customers’ bills for the cost of recycling.  Recycling has become more difficult since China stopped accepting some materials a couple of years ago, severely impacting the market for plastics in particular.  Hood River County and Cascade Locks are also looking at the surcharge.  The increase would add about 54 cents a month to the bill of a residential customer with 32-gallon curbside pickup.  The Council will hold a hearing on the proposal this evening at 6 p.m. in Hood River City Hall.