HONORED TO SERVE
THE CITY OF COTATI
Celia Furber | June 24, 2025
A Little About Us
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• Serving 2,210 customers in Cotati
since 2017
• Provide recycle, compost, garbage,
C&D, street sweeping, and recycle
processing services
• 100% Employee Owned
• Part of Teamsters Union 665
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• Recover resources & reduce tons
sent to landfill
• Cotati landfill tons:
– 2018 = 5,101 tons
– 2024 = 4,245 tons
– 17% reduction
• Cotati compost & recycle tons:
– 2018 = 2,831 tons
– 2024 = 3,657 tons
– 29% increase
Mission BEFORE
AFTER
CA State Law Compliance
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• 136 commercial/MFD compost
programs in place in Cotati
• CA Mandatory Compost (SB 1383)
– 98% compliance
• CA Mandatory Compost (AB 341)
– 100% compliance
Cotati Rohnert Park
Unified School District
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• Contract started July 2023
• Thomas Page Elementary is
doing a wonderful job
• Educate the youth of the
community & they train
their parents!
NEW Material Recovery
Facility (MRF)
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• $35 million project
• Opened Nov. 2023
• Process 400 tons/day
• 7 optical sorters
• Recovery rate 85% - one of the
highest in the U.S.
• Over 1,200 people have toured!
Sign up for a MRF Tour:
Recology.com/RSMmrf
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Community Involvement
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• Provide educational
tables and event
services for City &
Chamber events
• Chamber Board Seat
• Staff Trainings
Other Highlights
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• Added a new route day to
Cotati in May 2025
• Cut call wait times in half
YOY – 5 min. average
• TRASH art program
• Children's Museum Exhibit
• Reuse Bazaar 9/27
THANK YOU
CELIA FURBER | [email protected]