Proposed Gate Fee at the Organics Recycling and
Composting Facility for Commercial Debris
City of Bakersfield
Organics
Recycling and
Composting Facility
Organics Recycling and Composting Facility
• Established in the late 90s
• 96 acres (75 acres utilized for City organics
recycling and composting operations)
• 450 tons of daily incoming curbside organic waste
and commercial food waste
➢ In 2023, Mt. Vernon Organics Recycling Facility had
a flow of 92,500 vehicles and accepted/processed
over 220,000 inbound tons organic waste.
• City & County processor
Charges
• Residential:
Single-Family Dwelling Unit @ $279 per year per home.
(FY24/25 proposed $286 with CPI increase)
• Commercial:
Green Carts or Bins: $57.81 per ton
(FY24/25 proposed $59.25 with CPI increase)
• County Reimbursement:
62% of operational expenses
• Commercial landscaping trucks and trailers are not
currently charged for the organic waste they bring in.
Changes
• County Organic Fee Charge as of July 1, 2013
@61.79 per ton (Proposed $64.88 per ton
FY24/25)
• Processing more material due to Senate Bill
1383
➢ Market has since been flooded with recycled organics
products, such as compost and mulch.
• Limited buyers for end products (i.e., mulch and
compost)
➢ Presently, the facility freely gives these products away, and still has difficulty moving the products in comparison to producing them
• With the increase in staffing workload, and
inability to move products, it has created
additional operational costs that are no longer
even minimally offset by product sales.
Proposed Organic Facility
Changes
2 AXLE—NO CHARGE
2 AXLE—NO CHARGE
3 AXLE—CHARGE
4 AXLE—CHARGE
4 AXLE—CHARGE
Budget
FY24-25 Additional Revenue for 35,000 Tons = $2,000,000 (Note: due to City/County Agreement the Revenue net will be less to the City) 2023 Inbound Count & Tonnage of 3 & 4 axle vehicles
K - GRASS L - GRASS K - BRUSH L - BRUSH K - WOOD L - WOOD Count Tons Count Tons Count Tons Count Tons Count Tons Count Tons January 7 45.33 27 502.42 360 2279.25 1 8.85 6 22.18 0 0.00 February 0 0.00 25 438.42 373 2281.72 2 30.19 3 9.15 0 0.00 March 2 20.01 30 452.28 358 2094.95 0 0.00 3 11.96 1 7.38 April 5 78.77 36 558.33 266 1385.75 0 0.00 1 2.21 3 6.09 May 0 0.00 84 1794.66 319 1633.39 3 13.84 4 20.82 0 0.00 June 5 63.97 78 1634.70 294 1601.66 3 22.49 4 18.98 0 0.00 July 1 1.37 55 1137.50 257 1325.46 2 5.27 0 0.00 0 0.00 August 4 37.67 48 886.66 351 1995.67 4 16.51 2 9.68 1 3.82 September 0 0.00 73 1315.68 412 2161.84 1 7.38 2 8.14 0 0.00 October 1 11.31 78 1408.07 433 2360.51 6 89.53 1 2.50 3 10.79 November 1 3.04 41 714.40 383 2216.94 12 76.60 4 8.04 0 0.00 December 0 0.00 39 557.23 282 1692.56 1 5.03 3 18.82 1 4.99 Totals 26 261.47 614 11400.35 4088 23029.7 35 275.69 33 132.48 9 33.07 Note: K=3-axle, L=4-axle
Note: L - Grass Count/Tons reflects County Diversion GW.
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