City Council - Successor Agency - Housing Authority
April 14, 2026

Proposal Submitted to the:

City of Fullerton
For Solid Waste
Management
Services
edcodisposal.com
We'll Take Care of It'

Y OF FULLER

CALIFORNIA
Contact:

Steve South
President and CEO
(760) 744-5615 ext 1550
[email protected]
EDCO
(010) 540:27
6670 Federal Boulevard • Lemon Grove, California 91945
(619) 287-7555 • Fax: (619) 287-5242 • edcodisposal.com • Printed on Recycled Paper City of Fullerton November 17, 2025
303 W. Commonwealth Ave.

Fullerton, CA 92832
Family owned and operated EDCO is pleased to submit the enclosed response to the City of Fullerton Request for Proposal #2526-RFP-003 Solid Waste Management Services. EDCO believes this proposal will exceed the expectations of the City for years to come as we consistently demonstrate our commitment to provide superior customer service with a “We’ll Take Care of It” approach to Fullerton residents and businesses.

As further described in the submittal, EDCO will provide guaranteed SB 1383 capacity to Fullerton at EDCO Recycling and Transfer and in turn, create SB 1383 RNG Procurement Credit to the City through use of our Anerobic Digestor for the commercial organic stream. In addition, EDCO is committed to acquiring and developing an Administrative Terminal located within the City to house our entire Fullerton team and enhance responsiveness.

In addition to the RFP, EDCO is in receipt of Addendum #1 dated October 17, 2025, Addendum #2 dated October 17, 2025, and Addendum #3 dated October 17, 2025 as well as Official Notice #1 dated September 30, 2025. EDCO acknowledges the proposal shall remain valid for 120 days from the date of submittal. The name of the entity that will have contractual responsibility with the City is EDCO Disposal Corporation, 6670 Federal Blvd., Lemon Grove, CA 91945 (619.287.7555) and there are no proposed subconsultants.

Please note that our designated representative for all communications and representations regarding this RFP is Steve South, the President and Chief Executive Officer of EDCO, who may be reached at 760.744.5615 x 1550, [email protected] or the address above. By virtue of the signature below, EDCO attests that all information submitted with this proposal is true and correct.

EDCO believes this innovative, comprehensive, vertically integrated proposal provides the best overall value for the City of Fullerton on a sustainable basis supported by a new RNG powered fleet and new containers. As an example of our commitment, EDCO has prepared a brief video that overviews this proposal and is available at: https://youtu.be/IDcVqHCDKWI.

EDCO would be honored to serve the City of Fullerton and looks forward to the opportunity to discuss various aspects of our proposal in detail. Thank you for your consideration of our proposal.

Sincerely
Steve South
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Table of Contents
Transmittal Letter . . . . . . . . . 2
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . 4
Related Experience by Area . . . . . . . 10
Project Team . . . . . . . . . . 21
Other Resources Including Equipment . . . . . . 37
• Collection Fleet . . . . . . . . 37
• Residential Collection . . . . . . . 38
• Commercial Collection . . . . . . . 55
• City Facilities and Events . . . . . . . 60
• Community Event Support . . . . . . . 60
• Transition Plan . . . . . . . . 62
• Public Education and Outreach . . . . . . 73
• Transfer and Processing Facility . . . . . . 76
• Alternative Disposal Site . . . . . . . 78
• Reporting . . . . . . . . . 78
• Bin Inventory . . . . . . . . . 78
• Disaster Preparedness . . . . . . . 79
• Safety and Employee Training . . . . . . 79
Safety Record . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ownership and Financial Records . . . . . . . 90
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . 97
References . . . . . . . . . . 100
Disposal and Processing Facility Capacity . . . . . . 104 Community Involvement . . . . . . . . 104
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . 106
Rates and Costs . . . . . . . . . 113
Operation . . . . . . . . . . 113
Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . 115
SB 1383 Compliance . . . . . . . . . 116
Attachments . . . . . . . . . . 121
• City Letters of Reference . . . . . . . 121
• Public Education Samples . . . . . . . 142
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INTRODUCTION
EDCO was founded in March of 1967 by Ed and Sandy Burr, an entrepreneurial married couple with a clear vision for their company.

Now in its third generation of ownership, the Burr family is a driving force in the industry and a testimony to a determined pursuit of the American dream. EDCO is now in its 58th year of existence of local, family ownership serving numerous communities throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Diego County.

EDCO initially began operations serving as a collector in the City of La Mesa and through an unparalleled commitment for providing superior customer service, then began a series of acquisitions of other familyowned operators. This included the acquisition of Park Disposal in 1975 and allowed the company to begin serving the neighboring City of Buena Park, as well as the City of La Palma.

Today, EDCO remains focused on creating unique collection programs for each community it serves with a tailored, specific approach supported by the necessary financial resources, an approach that is critical to serving the City of Fullerton. Operations include automated collection, commingled recycling processing, construction demolition processing, transfer and transport, as well as logistics. All performed by a dedicated team of over 1,600 employees based at multiple facilities through Southern California. The foundation of this success remains a localized and very visible commitment to provide superior customer service, with local call centers, tenured and accessible leadership, as well as creative solutions that reflect the uniqueness of each community the company serves.

In an industry that appears dominated by consolidation, with two generations of Burr family members active in the company and a professional management team in place, EDCO has embraced its unique role as a premier service provider that is firmly committed to innovation and market development. One element of the company’s success has been the ability to successfully respond to a number of evolving Federal, State and local mandates; acting quickly, creatively and responsibly, while investing the significant required resources in order to create sustainable recycling solutions.

EDCO is a leader in developing innovative options for solid waste collection, transfer, processing, and disposal challenges. Through the application of advanced technologies, EDCO has been a trend-setter in all facets of solid waste handling, from residential, commercial and On the Road to Zero Waste
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industrial solid waste collection to material processing and recycling, to Anaerobic Digestion to harness additional renewable energy. Since EDCO opened its first mechanized recycling processing facility in 1989, EDCO has embraced Zero Waste as the goal and is committed to continually reinvest in this path to ensure regulatory compliance for the communities it serves.

EDCO balances the vision of the future with the realities of ongoing operations by investing in a professional, modern fleet that meets all State and Local guidelines. In early 2017, EDCO converted to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) as a fuel for all of its gas-powered fleet throughout Southern California. In addition, EDCO supports this effort by operating its own RNG fueling stations and continues to develop additional sites throughout Southern California.

In summer of 2017, EDCO took delivery of the initial Near Zero emission collection vehicles that were placed in service in the State of California and in October 2018, EDCO took another step towards reducing its carbon footprint with the introduction of new Near Zero (NZ) Natural Gas powered over-the-road, day cab tractors. These new tractor/trailer combos are among the first over-the-road NZ engines in the State of California, reflecting the recent release of the technologically advanced engine in this larger class.

In 2012, EDCO Recycling and Transfer (ER&T), opened in Signal Hill, becoming the tenth solid waste facility operated by the company in Southern California. The opening of ER&T increased EDCO’s combined permitted Southern California processing and transfer capacity to over 4,000,000 tons per year.

In 2013, the nearby Administrative Terminal was opened to house the collection fleet, Customer Service, training and maintenance needs of the fleet. The facility was designed to green building standards and includes an RNG fuel station powered by roof top solar panels and state of the art storm-water collection and filtering system.

These facilities are part of EDCO’s Southern California network of infrastructure, as a snapshot, EDCO operates:
• Three large volume Commingled Recycling Processing Facilities • Two mixed Construction Demolition & Inert Processing Facilities • Six State Certified Buyback Centers
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• Twelve RNG Fuel Stations, including four Public Stations that are open 7/24.
• Ten Truck Terminals & Maintenance Facilities
• Ten total Material Recovery Facility / Transfer Stations • One Anaerobic Digestion Facility / One Organics Facility EDCO brings strong local and regional experience to the City of Fullerton, having operated in Orange County since 1975 in serving as the exclusive franchise service provider for the nearby cities of Buena Park, and La Palma. In addition, EDCO has provided exclusive service within Los Angeles County since 1986, and EDCO has served as the exclusive franchise service provider to the neighboring City of La Mirada since 2009, as well as Signal Hill, Lakewood, El Segundo (residential), Rancho Palos Verdes (residential), and the open areas of Long Beach and Torrance.

EDCO has consistently been recognized as an industry leader for its innovation, commitment to its employees, customer service and public education at the national, state and local levels. Among its many achievements in recent years include but are not limited to:
2025 - The City of Buena Park honored EDCO with the
Sustainability Champion Award for EDCO’s commitment to
sustainable practices and environmental stewardship in
advancing the city’s sustainability goals.
2024 – The El Segundo City Council recognized EDCO for being selected as a winner by parade judges for the Best Holiday SpiritAdult Award at the El Segundo 59th Annual Holiday Parade. 2024 – The City of Signal Hill presented EDCO with the
Community Champion Award.
2024 - EDCO was awarded the 2024 Myllie Taylor Community Service Award for its generous community service partnership with the City of La Mirada.
2023 – The City of Signal Hill presented EDCO with the
Sustainability Award.
2022 - EDCO was awarded the Excellence in Business Award by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

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2017 – The City of Signal Hill recognized EDCO with the Celebrated Business Award.
2016 – EDCO was awarded the Business of the Year by the North Orange County Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to these recognitions, EDCO has also been honored in San Diego County, including:
2024 - The City of San Diego proclaimed March 12, 2024, as EDCO Day in recognition of EDCO’s contributions to the
community.
2024 - The National Latina Business Women Association of San Diego honored EDCO with the Community Stewardship Award recognizing EDCO for our contributions to local communities and our excellent customer service.
2024 - The Poway Chamber of Commerce named EDCO the
Large Business of the Year recipient at its Business Star Award ceremony.
2024 - The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce honored EDCO with the Green Business Award for demonstrating a commitment to sustainable business practices and working to reduce its operations’ impact on the environment.
2024 - The Escondido Chamber of Commerce recognized
Escondido Disposal as the Corporate Business of the Year. 2022 - The City of San Diego recognized EDCO as Community Partner of the Year for Council District 9, for EDCO’s
commitment and dedicated contributions to the community.

Previously, the City of San Diego presented EDCO with an Industry Leader award and also named EDCO the
Environmental Partner of the Year.
2020 - The San Diego Regional East County Chamber of
Commerce honored EDCO with its Environmental Stewardship award.

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As outlined throughout these documents, distinguishing attributes and qualifications of EDCO’s proposal also include:
• EDCO is committed to acquiring and developing an Administrative Terminal located within the City to house our Fullerton operation, including Customer Service, Admin, Operations and Maintenance.
• EDCO will invest in a new, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) powered collection fleet, new carts and bins.
• EDCO will fully implement SB 1383 throughout the City of Fullerton, including a personal site visit to each commercial establishment prior to the conversion date. • EDCO will provide guaranteed SB 1383 facility capacity at EDCO Recovery & Transfer and provide the City use of our SB 1383 reporting platform to achieve State mandated reporting.
• EDCO will implement a strong initial and continuing Public Education plan for both the conversion and full SB 1383 Implementation, including hosting up to twelve Community meetings, six direct mail pieces to Residential, Multifamily and Commercial customers. • EDCO will provide and utilize a new, state-of-the-art Anaerobic Digester to capture methane from the commercial organics stream, thus manufacturing RNG to power a portion of the Fullerton fleet and create a carbon negative scenario, as well as creating SB 1383 Procurement credits for the City.
• EDCO will provide a Financially Challenged Senior Discount of up to 20%. • EDCO will provide single-family residents with extra recycling carts at no additional charge and up to three total single family organic carts at no additional charge to further incentivize diversion.
• Consistent with California Labor Code Section 1072, EDCO will provide written offers of employment to displaced employees of the current contractor under the terms set forth in EDCO’s existing Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 396. • EDCO will create the EDCO Community Fund and provide an annual $25,000 investment that the City Council can create a distribution process for. • EDCO will be a true community partner and reliable resource for the City of Fullerton. • EDCO will use its proved extensive experience and resources to ensure a smooth transition from the current hauler with a “We’ll Take Care of It” approach for Fullerton.

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EDCO is driven as a service organization and the plan is executed daily by a loyal and committed team of tenured employees. These highly trained and experienced professionals have allowed EDCO to sustain itself both as an industry leader and as a company that is home to a number of two and even three generations of employee family members.

In order to attract, retain and cultivate this dynamic team, EDCO provides an attractive benefits package, competitive compensation package, promotional opportunities and a number of employee and family events to all of its valued team members. EDCO invests significant resources in advancing company culture and embraces the spirit of the EDCO Family.

These remarkable benefits provide peace of mind and security to employees, which in turn solidifies a stable and long-term dedicated team. This is a very unique aspect of EDCO’s commitment to its people and rare in the current business environment.

EDCO does not use temporary workers on an ongoing basis, including recycling processors, which adds to a higher retained skill set in all areas.

EDCO strongly believes in advancing internal personnel first, creating priority promotional opportunities for existing employees.

EDCO’s average employee has a 15-year tenure with the company, with numerous 20-year, 30-year, 40-year and even several 50-year employees.

As evidenced by its Mission Statement, the EDCO vision remains as clear as it was in 1967:

Our mission is to efficiently serve the waste collection, disposal and recycling needs of our customers while ensuring a safe and rewarding career for our employees.

We will achieve this objective in a professional, innovative manner that consistently displays our integrity and genuine commitment to provide superior customer service.

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RELATED EXPERIENCE BY AREA
EDCO has extensive experience in both service transitions as well as program implementation of a variety of new programs, day changes, and conversion to automated services.

As part of this submittal, EDCO is providing information on five Southern California service transition experiences from another hauler to EDCO, the City of La Mirada (2009), City of Rancho Palos Verdes (2010), City of El Segundo (2019), City of El Cajon (2019) and the City of Del Mar (2022).

Jurisdiction: City of La Mirada
Date: July 1, 2009
Contact: Mr. Marlin Munoz, Public Works Manager
Adress: 15515 Phoebe Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone: (562) 902-2372
Email: [email protected]
Service Transition from another Hauler: In December of 2008, the City of La Mirada selected EDCO over four other proposers and awarded a ten-year exclusive Franchise Agreement for residential, commercial and industrial service. Service was transitioned from the same hauler currently serving the City of Fullerton.

Services prior to conversion included:
• Automated residential waste collection service
• Automated residential green waste service
• Automated residential recycling service
• Commercial waste collection service
New services implemented included:
• Commingled commercial recycling.
• Commingled multi-family recycling.
• Curbside E Waste / Waste & Sharps Collection
• Online EZ Payment Service
• New RNG powered fleet.
• Over 45,000 old carts were removed and an equal number of new ones delivered.

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challenges to effectively communicate to residents during a holiday week (4th of July).

In response, EDCO developed an aggressive public education plan that included, but was not limited to, the following:
• An interactive data base on the EDCO web site that allowed residents to learn their new collection day & street sweeping day by entering their address.
• Change of service day postcards were mailed to all residents. • Changes of service day adhesive labels were applied to all containers Citywide on the last day of collection for the previous hauler.
• Two joint Community Meetings were held at the City.
• Two different four-panel color direct mail pieces were sent to all single-family residential homes.
• All multi-family and commercial accounts personally
contacted prior to conversion.
• A dedicated domain name that increased local awareness was established that directed to the EDCO web site:
www.lamiradarecycles.org.

Jurisdiction: City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Date: July 1, 2010
Contact: Mr. Ramzi Awwad, Director of Public Works
Adress: 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Phone: (310) 544-5275
Email: [email protected]
Service Transition from another Hauler: In December of 2009, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes selected EDCO over six other proposers and awarded a new exclusive residential Franchise Agreement.

Services prior to conversion included:
• Twice a week manually collected unlimited residential waste. • Manually collected unlimited residential green waste service • Manually collected residential recycling service
• Flat monthly rate
New services implemented included:

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• Variable rate structure based on size of refuse container. • Variable size containers
• Automated weekly trash service
• Automated weekly recycling service
• Automated weekly green waste service
• Online EZ Payment Service
• New RNG powered fleet
• Over 45,000 cans were removed and an equal number of new carts delivered.

As part of the new Agreement, single family residential services were transitioned from a total of four service days in the City to five days. This presented unique challenges to effectively communicate to residents during a holiday week (4th of July).

In response, EDCO developed an aggressive public education plan that included, but was not limited to, the following:
• Direct mail informational pieces sent to residents in February, May and June prior to the July 1, 2010, transition. Initial fourpanel color mailer emphasis on general awareness and cart size selection, second four-panel color mailer emphasis on program parameters and change of service day, while the third focused on service guidelines and change of service day. • An interactive data base on the EDCO web site that allowed residents to learn their new collection day & street sweeping day by entering their address.
• Change of service day / general contact information
postcards were mailed to all residents.
• Change of service day adhesive labels were applied to all containers Citywide on the last day of collection for the previous hauler.
• Nine publicly noticed Community Meetings were held at different locations in the City with over 500 attendees. • Two different Senior Discount Forums held within the
community that resulted in over 600 applications processed on site.
• Individual Homeowners Association meetings were
conducted throughout the community.

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• Direct mail four-panel color mailer sent to all multi-family accounts.
• All multi-family accounts personally contacted prior to conversion.
• New service-day maps placed at three city locations, as well as inside two direct-mail pieces and on the EDCO web site. • A dedicated domain name that increased local awareness was established that directed to the EDCO web site:
www.rpvrecycles.com.

Jurisdiction: City of El Segundo
Date: May 1, 2019
Contact: Mr. Elias Sassoon, Public Works Director
Address: 350 Main St., El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 524-2356
Email: [email protected]
(Please see attached Letter of Reference)
Service Transition from another Hauler: In February 2019, the City of El Segundo selected EDCO over 3 other proposers and awarded a new exclusive residential Franchise Agreement to provide waste and recycling services to single-family and duplex residents. EDCO was able to successfully implement a number of new programs as well as convert to direct billing. Service was transitioned from the same hauler currently serving the City of Fullerton.

Services prior to conversion included:
• Manually collected unlimited residential waste
• Manually collected limited residential recycling
• Green waste drop-off at the City Yard
• City funded services.

New services implemented included:
• Automated trash service
• Automated recycling service
• Automated organic waste service
• Online EZ Payment Service
• New Near Zero RNG powered fleet.
• Transitioned to shared billing.

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As part of the new Agreement, single family residential services were transitioned from a total of five service days in the City to four days.

Concurrent with re-routing, EDCO assumed all costs necessary to change the street signage related to street sweeping to coincide with the proposed routes.

In addition, residents transitioned from full funding of single family and two-family residential services to shared billing, with residents paying a portion through EDCO direct billing and the remainder billed directly to the City by EDCO. EDCO utilized the Data Quick System to identify the single-family and two-family units that would be provided service under this Agreement and also worked with other utilities in El Segundo to verify the information gathered from Data Quick was accurate. EDCO then sent informational mailers to each unit to confirm that the responsible party was identified. EDCO understood that a field audit of all addressees was required to reconcile against the Data Quick system.

The Director of Route Optimization oversaw the route audit and then interfaced with the Director of Revenue Management to create a reconciled billing list.

In response, EDCO developed an aggressive public education plan that included, but was not limited to, the following:

Direct mail informational pieces sent to residents in March and April prior to the May 1, 2019, transition. An additional follow up direct mailpiece was mailed out in May. Initial six-panel color mailer with an emphasis on general awareness and shared billing, second six-panel color mailer with an emphasis on program parameters and change of service day, while the third focused on service guidelines and change of service day.
• An interactive data base on the El Segundo web page that allowed residents to learn their new collection day & street sweeping day by entering their address.
• Two different six-panel color direct mailpieces were sent to all single-family residential homes.
• Change of service day / general contact information postcards were mailed to all residents.
• Change of service day adhesive labels were applied to all containers Citywide on the last day of collection for the previous hauler.

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• Customer invoice guide and payment option information were mailed to all residents.
• Cart placement / general contact information follow up post card were mailed to all residents.
• Six-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to three-and-four-unit properties to introduce EDCO as their service option.
• Six publicly noticed Community Meetings were held at different locations in the City and numerous public presentations were given.
• Custom, localized video produced educating residents on the program parameters and special services. Shown at both public meetings and posted on the web site.

Jurisdiction: City of El Cajon
Date: January 1, 2021
Contact: Mr. Graham Mitchell, City Manager
Address: 200 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone: (619) 441-1716
Email: [email protected]
(Please see attached Letter of Reference)
Service Transition from another Hauler: In May 2020, the City of El Cajon selected EDCO over two other proposers and awarded a 20-year exclusive Franchise Agreement for residential, commercial and industrial services.

Services prior to conversion include:
• Automated residential waste collection service
• Automated residential green waste collection service
• Automated residential recycling collection service
• MFD and Commercial waste collection service
• MFD and Commercial green waste collection service
• MFD and Commercial recycling collection service
New services implemented include:
• Automated commingled organics collection service
• MFD and Commercial commingled organics collection service • MFD and Commercial bundled service collection
• MFD bulky item collection service
• New Near Zero RNG powered fleet.
• Online EZ Payment Service
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As part of the new Agreement, EDCO implemented a bundled service approach to commercial and multi-family customers. Each commercial account received 64 gallons of organic collection a week and 96 gallons of commingled recycling collection a week included with the standard trash service. Each multi-family unit received the equivalent weekly capacity of 32 gallons of organic collection and 32 gallons of commingled recycling collection included with the standard trash service.

In response, EDCO developed an aggressive public education plan that included, but was not limited to, the following:
• Coming Soon Flyer – A two-page color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients introducing EDCO as the City’s new waste and recycling service provider.
• Coming Soon Mailpiece – A six-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients identifying program parameters, etc.
• Roll-out Mailpiece – An eight-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients containing detailed service guidelines, including information on diversion programs, temporary services,
construction service and special programs, (bulky item collection, etc.) Special emphasis placed on the commingled recycling program to maximize participation.
• Pre-Conversion Mailer – A two-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients identifying start of service dates, special services and references to the comprehensive and localized EDCO web site. • Email Notifications - Customers with registered email addresses through the EDCO website received conversion information as well as other essential service notifications via email. • Web Page Information – A dedicated web page on the EDCO site describes City specific program parameters as well as provides email, text and telephone options for additional information. • Follow-Up Postcards – After program implementation, a followup postcard was mailed to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients.
• Multi-Family Move in Kit - An informational packet was produced and provided to property managers regarding what may be recycled in the City’s recycling program.

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• Environmental Times Newsletter – The Environmental Times newsletter will provide ongoing information on recycling programs. EDCO has found this is a critical component for sustainable success.
• Video – A video focused specifically on the El Cajon transition was produced and placed on the website and played at presentations outlining basic service information, special services and program parameters.
• Dedicated City of El Cajon Sustainability Representative – EDCO invested in a dedicated Sustainability Representative to personally visit all sites and perform a waste character analysis prior to the start of service as well as on an ongoing annual basis.

This allows for a detailed review to maximize source separated recycling opportunities within the specific constrains of individual sites, direct dialogue and establish a relationship for addressing ongoing inquiries.
• Personalized Site Visits - In advance of the transition date, all multi-family and commercial customers received personal site visits to evaluate and present reduced trash service levels as a result of increased recycling and organics capacity.
• Community Meetings - Due to COVID 19, ten planned Community Meetings were cancelled. As an alternative, small meetings were offered to larger multi-family complexes, as well as a series of smaller virtual meetings.

The City of El Cajon was one of the first jurisdictions in the State of California to implement a fully bundled collection service rate (trashrecycling-organics) for commercial and multi-family customers, as well as single family residential. This innovative approach is a model for jurisdictions throughout the state to meet the ambitious goals of SB 1383.

Jurisdiction: City of Del Mar
Date: July 1, 2022
Contact: Mr. Clem Brown, Assistant City Manager
Address: 1050 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone: (858) 375-9524
Email: [email protected]
(Please see attached Letter of Reference)
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Service Transition from another Hauler: In July 2022, the City of Del Mar selected EDCO over two other proposers and awarded a 10-year exclusive Franchise Agreement for residential, commercial and industrial service.

Services prior to conversion included:
• Semi-automated residential waste collection service
• Manual residential green waste collection service
• Semi-automated residential recycling collection service • MFD and Commercial waste collection service
• MFD and Commercial green waste collection service
• MFD and Commercial recycling collection service
New services implemented include:
• Variable rate structure based on size of refuse container. • Variable size containers
• Automated residential waste collection service
• Automated residential commingled organics collection service • Automated residential recycling service
• MFD and Commercial commingled organics collection service • MFD bulky item collection service
• New Near Zero RNG powered fleet.
• Two axle, dual drive residential collection trucks
• Online EZ Payment Service
As part of the new Agreement EDCO implemented fully automated trash, recycling and commingled organic waste collection services. Residents had the option to select the size and number of each size cart. In addition, EDCO invested in specially designed, new smaller two axle (plus a tag axle) Autocar chassis outfitted with new automated auger driven Roto Pac bodies.

EDCO developed an aggressive public education plan that included, but was not limited to, the following:
• Coming Soon Flyer – A two-page color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients introducing EDCO as the City’s new waste and recycling service provider.

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• Coming Soon Mailpiece – A six-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients identifying program parameters, etc.
• Roll-out Mailpiece – An eight-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients containing detailed service guidelines, including information on diversion programs, temporary services,
construction service and special programs, (bulky item collection, etc.) Special emphasis placed on commingled recycling program to maximize participation.
• Pre-Conversion Mailer – A two-panel color direct mailpiece was sent to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients identifying start of service dates, special services and references to the comprehensive and localized EDCO web site. • Email Notifications - Customers with registered email addresses through the EDCO website received conversion information as well as other essential service notifications via email. • Web Page Information – A dedicated web page on the EDCO site describes City specific program parameters as well as provides email, text and telephone options for additional information. • Follow-Up Postcards – After program implementation, a followup postcard was mailed to all single family residential, MFD and Commercial Service Recipients.
• Multi-Family Move in Kit - An informational packet was produced and provided to property managers regarding what may be recycled in the City’s recycling program.
• Environmental Times Newsletter – The Environmental Times newsletter will provide ongoing information on recycling programs. EDCO has found this is a critical component for sustainable success.
• Video – A video focused specifically on the Del Mar transition was produced and placed on the website and played at presentations outlining basic service information, special services and program parameters.
• Personalized Site Visits - In advance of the transition date, all multi-family and commercial customers received personal site visits to evaluate and present reduced trash service levels as a result of increased recycling and organics capacity.

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• Community Meetings – 5 publicly noticed Community Meetings were held at different locations throughout the City and numerous public presentations were given.

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PROJECT TEAM
EDCO prides itself in being able to offer the City of Fullerton an experienced senior staff with over 359 years of combined knowledge and diverse capabilities that will be directly involved in the transition. To that end, attached please find an Organizational Chart for key personnel assigned to ongoing management of the City of Fullerton Agreement.

It is important to note that EDCO is committed to acquiring and developing an Administrative Terminal in the City of Fullerton to house Customer Service Representatives, Recycling Coordinators, Field Supervisors, Drivers, Maintenance and Administrative team members. EDCO believes this extraordinary commitment will enhance customer service by providing convenient access and direct communication for City staff and customers, increased responsiveness on a daily basis, reduce the carbon footprint of operations and demonstrate our commitment to being a true community partner serving the City of Fullerton. Should the facility not be ready before the start of the Agreement, EDCO commits to securing a staffed office in the City of Fullerton available to the public while it develops the site.

Key personnel will continue to be based at their primary office to ensure dedicated support. • Mr. Steve South, President and CEO, has 32 years of industry experience and will be responsible for all inquiries regarding this submittal, contract execution and ongoing issues of an elevated nature. Mr. South is intimately involved in all aspects of EDCO transitions and ongoing contract management. His primary office is in San Marcos, and he maintains offices in Lemon Grove, Escondido and Signal Hill as he travels throughout the company. Mr. South will spend approximately 20% of his time on the transition and 5% on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal.
• Mr. Alan Walsh, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has 45 years of industry experience and will be responsible for implementation and ongoing oversight of all reporting functions to the City of Fullerton. His primary office is in San Marcos. Mr. Walsh will spend approximately 20% of his time on the transition and 5% on an ongoing basis. • Ms. Linda Beresford, Chief Administrative Officer, has 18 years of industry experience and will be responsible for the oversight of Recycling Marketing & Logistics. Ms. Beresford works closely to develop sustainable recycling markets, enhance employee safety, retention and company culture. Her primary office is in Escondido. Ms. Beresford will spend approximately 10% of her time on the transition and 5% on an ongoing basis. • Mr. Mark Perumean, General Manager Los Angeles and Orange County, will serve as the Project Manager and primary point of contact for the City. Mr. Perumean has 42 years of industry experience and directly oversees the Los Angeles and Orange County Division.

He is involved in all aspects of EDCO transitions and ongoing contract management. His primary offices are in Buena Park and Signal Hill, and he travels throughout the Los On the Road to Zero Waste
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Angeles and Orange County facilities. Mr. Perumean will spend approximately 40% of his time on the transition and 20% on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal.
• Mr. Jose Zavala, Director of Operations, has worked directly with numerous communities in his 25 years with EDCO and has assisted with the exclusive transition for the City of La Mirada. His primary office is in Signal Hill. Mr. Zavala will spend approximately 50% of his time on the transition and 25% on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal.
• Ricardo Osunabaez, Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager, has 18 years of industry experience and oversees all environmental and safety activities for EDCO. Mr.

Osunabaez creates and develops safety and environmental procedures and policies to ensure compliance with Federal and State agencies. He also develops, organizes and schedules all training and safety procedures for weekly and monthly safety meetings. Mr.

Osunabaez ensures compliance of all health and safety programs with Cal/OSHA rules and requirements. His primary office is in San Marcos. Mr. Osunabaez will spend approximately 20% of his time on the transition and 5% on an ongoing basis. • Ms. Ann Errebo, Corporate Controller, has 31 years of industry experience and will coordinate all reporting functions and tonnage balancing on an ongoing basis. Her primary office is in Lemon Grove, and she maintains an office in San Marcos. Ms. Errebo will spend approximately 20% of her time on the transition and 10% on an ongoing basis. • Francisco Aguilar, Route Supervisor, has 21 years of EDCO industry experience and will ensure daily collection operations exceed the City of Fullerton expectations. His primary office is in Buena Park. Mr. Aguliar will spend approximately 100% of his time on the transition and 100% on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal.
• Alex Avelar, Field Supervisor, has 1 year of EDCO industry experience and will ensure daily collection operations exceed the City of Fullerton expectations. His primary office is in Buena Park. Mr. Avelar will spend approximately 100% of his time on the transition and 100% on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal.
• Ms. Estela Henriquez, Customer Service Manager, has 17 years of industry experience and strives to build trust, strong long-term relationships and acts as a liaison between cities, customers and departments to focus on making sure the lines of communication remain open. Her primary office is in Signal Hill. Ms. Henriquez will spend approximately 40% of her time on the transition and 20% on an ongoing basis.

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• Mr. Octavio Duran, Director of Market Development, has 15 years of EDCO industry experience and will oversee direct engagement with the City of Fullerton. His primary office is in Signal Hill. Mr. Duran will spend approximately 30% of his time on the transition and 25% on an ongoing basis.
• Ms. Kandi Soto, Recycling Coordinator, has 4 years of EDCO industry experience and will assist with daily requests and communications for Fullerton. Ms. Soto will spend approximately 100% of her time on the transition and 100 % on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal. • Alma Ruiz, Recycling Coordinator, has 3 years of EDCO industry experience and will assist with daily requests and communications for Fullerton. Ms. Ruiz will spend approximately 100% of her time on the transition and 100% on an ongoing basis and will maintain an office at the new Fullerton Administrative Terminal.
• Mr. Bob Hill, Director of Recycling and Logistics, has 20 years of industry experience and will work to ensure maximum material value is received on an ongoing basis, as well as identify new commodities that can be recycled on a sustainable basis. His primary office is in San Marcos, and he maintains an office in Escondido. Mr. Hill will spend approximately 10% of his time on the transition and 5% on an ongoing basis. • Mr. Andy Patriquin, Route Auditing and Optimization Manager, has 5 years of industry experience and will ensure route efficiency, safety, and overall operational performance for the City of Fullerton. His primary office is in Lakeside. Mr. Patriquin will spend approximately 75% of his time on the transition and 10% on an ongoing basis. • Ms. Jamie Symons, Director of Communications, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance, has 23 years of EDCO industry experience and directly oversees communications, sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance including the development of EDCO’s SB 1383 compliance reporting system. Ms. Symons will spend approximately 15% of her time on the transition and 10% on an ongoing basis.
• Ms. Margo Cobian, Sustainability Manager, has 35 years of EDCO industry experience and will ensure the diversion levels proposed are met on a consistent basis. Her primary office is in San Marcos. Ms. Cobian will spend approximately 15% of her time on the transition and 10% on an ongoing basis.
• Ms. Sarah Budro, Communication Manager, has 4 years of EDCO industry experience and will ensure all public education efforts exceed the expectations of Fullerton, including electronic, printed and other education tools. Her primary office is in Escondido. Ms.

Budro will spend approximately 20% of her time on the transition and 10% on an ongoing basis.

City of Fullerton Organizational Chart
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Mr. South joined EDCO in 1993 as Director of Service and after then serving as General Manager of San Diego County operations. In 1995, he was named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2005, he was named President & Chief Executive Officer for all EDCO companies. He travels weekly throughout the company and maintains offices at all locations.

In his duties, Mr. South is responsible for oversight of all operations in San Diego County, Los Angeles County and Orange County including refuse and recycling collection, processing / marketing / transportation of recyclables, customer service, inter‐governmental affairs, market development, transfer and transport operations. In addition, he has directly overseen the development, permitting, financing, design and construction of ten new Solid Waste / Material Recovery Facilities.

Participation Includes:
• Member, California Waste Haulers Council Board of Directors, Member of the Solid Waste Association of Orange County, Member of the Los Angeles County Waste Management Association and Member of the San Diego County Disposal Association. • Current President of the Los Angeles County Waste Management Association. • Current President of the San Diego County Disposal Association. • Past Mayoral appointee to the City of San Diego Solid Waste Hearing Panel and past appointee of the Board of Supervisors as to the County of San Diego Solid Waste Hearing Panel.
• Past Chairman of the City of La Mesa Independent Bond Oversight Committee, Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Augustine High School, Past President of the National City Chamber of Commerce and Past President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of National City.

Awarded:

Officially recognized by the United States House of Representatives, the State of California Senate and Assembly, the County of San Diego and the Port of San Diego among others, for outstanding business leadership and community support.

STEVE
SOUTH
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Before joining EDCO, Mr. Walsh spent the past 25 years in senior management roles in the solid waste industry throughout Southern California. He began his career as an accountant with SCA Services Inc. in 1980 and following the merger with Waste Management Inc., rose through the ranks to Regional Controller for Orange County in 1989 and for Los Angeles County in 1995. In 1999, he was named District Manager for San Diego and in 2001 named Market Area Vice President for San Diego, Orange and the Coachella Valley area of Riverside County.

In 2005, he joined EDCO as Chief Financial Officer for all affiliated entities. His duties include oversight of all financial aspects for the operations including financial reporting, banking and credit facilities, risk assessment and analysis. In addition, he also oversees billing and IT systems.

Participation Includes:
• Past Member of the Solid Waste Association of Orange County Disposal Association and San Diego Disposal Association Board of Directors.
• Two-term past President of the San Diego County Disposal Association Board of Directors.
• Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of East San Diego County.
• Graduate and Member of the Leadership Team of the East San Diego Chamber of Commerce.

ALAN
WALSH
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Ms. Beresford assumed the role of Chief Administrative Officer for all EDCO companies in July 2025. Ms. Beresford is directly responsible for the oversight of Recycling Marketing & Logistics, Safety & Environmental Compliance, Human Resources, and EDCO’s Stormwater Program. She works closely to maximize recycling opportunities, maintain the company’s environmental compliance, and support employee safety, retention and company culture. Before becoming Chief Administrative Officer, Ms. Beresford joined EDCO in 2018 as its Storm Water Program Manager, where she developed and implemented EDCO’s company-wide stormwater program and assisted in various permitting and regulatory programs. Ms. Beresford is based in the San Marcos office.

Before joining EDCO, Ms. Beresford founded and was a partner in the Environmental Law Group, where she represented both public agency and private entity clients with environmental and land use matters, including EDCO. Over her twenty-year legal career, Ms. Beresford’s practice included assisting clients with obtaining regulatory permits, complying with state and federal regulatory programs, and cleaning up properties impacted with hazardous materials.

Participation Includes:
• State Bar of California; Past Member of Environmental Law Section • California Certified Qualified Industrial Storm Water Practitioner (QISP), Trainer of Record (TOR), Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)
• Past Member California Redevelopment Association, Brownfields Subcommittee • Past Member of Executive Board of Directors for the University City Little League.

LINDA

BERESFORD
Chief Administrative Officer
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Mr. Perumean joined EDCO in 2006 as Director of Operations for the Los Angeles and Orange County divisions of EDCO. He began his career in the solid waste collection and recycling industry in 1983 working for his family’s disposal company located in Montebello, California. He is based in the Buena Park and Signal Hill offices and he and his family reside in La Habra Heights.

Throughout his 35 years in the industry, he has gained valuable experience working in a variety of roles, including as a maintenance assistant, driver, operations manager, recycling director, transfer station manager and regional division manager. In addition, he has assisted in administrative duties including but not limited to customer service, accounting, collections, outside sales and company representative.

In his duties as General Manager Mr. Perumean is responsible for all EDCO operations in Los Angeles County and Orange County, including refuse and recycling collection, customer service, inter-governmental affairs, market development and municipal contract administration. This includes, but is not limited to, oversight of exclusive franchises in the cities of Buena Park, El Segundo, Lakewood, La Palma, La Mirada, Signal Hill and Rancho Palos Verdes, as well as a number of other permitted areas.

Participation Includes:
• Two-term Past President of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce • Four-term current Board Member of the La Habra Heights County Water District • Member of the La Mirada Kiwanis Club Board of Directors • Member of the Weingart Family YMCA Board of Directors.

MARK

PERUMEAN
General Manager Los Angeles and Orange County
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Mr. Zavala began his career in the solid waste and recycling industry in 2000. In his 25 years in the industry, he has gained valuable experience working in a variety of roles, including collection driver, route supervisor and Director of Transfer & Transport. In 2023, Mr. Zavala was promoted to Director of Operations.

In his duties, Mr. Zavala oversees all operations of Los Angeles and Orange County, including all residential, commercial, and industrial collections on behalf of EDCO. Mr. Zavala oversees a seven day a week operation and places a premium on accessibility, flexibility and professionalism.

He has directly interacted with numerous municipalities and assisted with the exclusive transition for the City of La Mirada. He resides with his wife in Orange County.

Mr. Aguilar began his career with EDCO in May 2003 and throughout his 21 years in the industry, he has gained valuable experience working in a variety of roles, including container maintenance, relief driver, and dispatcher. His dedication and knowledge led to his promotion to route supervisor. As a son of an EDCO veteran driver, he was brought up with the EDCO vision and a “We’ll Take Care of It” attitude and he embodies the companies values in his work.

In his duties he is directly responsible for the oversite of operational employees and residential and commercial waste and recycling routes in Buena Park, La Palma and La Mirada.

JOSE
ZAVALA
Director of Operations

FRANCISCO

AGUILAR
Route Supervisor
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Mr. Avelar joined EDCO in August 2024 as a Field Supervisor, bringing more than 18 years of management experience. Since joining the company, he has served in a variety of operational roles, including helper, cart delivery driver, bulky item driver, and dispatcher. In his current role, he oversees operations for Long Beach Commercial, as well as the Buena Park, La Palma, and La Mirada service areas, supporting both residential and commercial customers. Mr. Avelar currently resides in Buena Park.

After eight years in the United States Marine Corps, including an Iraq tour as a Sergeant, Ricardo Osunabaez joined EDCO in 2007. After starting as a Field Supervisor, in 2012 he was promoted to the Director of Route Optimization and then again promoted to the Director of Safety.

Mr. Osunabaez holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, Master of Science in Administration and is currently working on a Master of Science in Training and Development. He is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) and also is certified in Hazardous Materials Transportation, Hazardous Material Incident, Accident Seminar Advanced and has completed OSHA’s 30-hourtraining; General Industry, Safety & Health.

This advanced education and training provides the foundation for Mr. Osunabaez to travel throughout the company on a weekly basis to observe, educate, train, enforce and adamantly promote a culture of safety within the organization.

RICARDO

OSUNABAEZ
Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager

ALEJANDRO
AVELAR
Route Supervisor
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Ms. Errebo’s 27-year career in Solid Waste began in 1994 with Waste Management where she participated in the Executive training program. This provided valuable experience in many facets of the industry including Route Operations, Sales, Human Resources, Customer Service, Municipal Support and Finance.

Ms. Errebo joined EDCO in 2006 as the Corporate Controller. Her areas of responsibility include financial reporting and analysis, oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable as well as jurisdictional and governmental reporting and support.

After an extensive 10-year career in the solid waste industry in Operations/IT/Customer Service, Ms. Henriquez joined EDCO in 2018 as Customer Service Manager for Los Angeles/Orange County operations.

In her position, she has made an immediate impact through the Signal Hill and Buena Park offices, thereby enhancing responsiveness to telephone calls, electronic exchanges and providing more of a technical approach to daily tasks. Ms. Henriquez resides in Orange County.

Ms. Henriquez is directly involved and responsible for the customer service experience and billing of customers in Buena Park, La Palma, La Mirada, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Long Beach, El Segundo, Rancho Palos Verdes and other permitted areas.

ANN
ERREBO
Corporate Controller
ESTELA

HENRIQUEZ
Customer Service Manager
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Mr. Duran joined EDCO in 2010 as the Director of Market Development for the Los Angeles County division of EDCO. As the son of a longtime EDCO employee, he has extensive direct communication skills and construction knowledge refined from his years as a Project Coordinator for Home Depot and long-time real estate agent. He and his family reside in La Mirada.

In his duties, Mr. Duran oversees all aspects of market development, public relations, and community outreach in the cities of La Mirada, Rancho Palos Verdes, Long Beach, El Segundo, Torrance and the South Bay area of Los Angeles. He has an office in Buena Park and an office in Signal Hill maintaining an electronic mobile device with email access at all times. Mr. Duran is a Certified Practitioner in Zero Waste Principles and Practices.

Participation Includes: Current President of the City of La Mirada Chamber of Commerce.

Ms. Soto joined EDCO in January 2022 as a Customer Service Representative and was promoted to her current position as Field Representative in March 2022. In this role, she oversees waste diversion compliance for the cities of La Mirada, Buena Park, and La Palma, partnering with businesses and multi-family communities to ensure recycling and organics programs meet state mandates.

Ms. Soto is a certified practitioner in Zero Waste Principles and Practices and serves on the Board of Directors for the La Mirada Chamber of Commerce. She currently resides in Long Beach, California.

OCTAVIO
DURAN
Director of Market Development
KANDI
SOTO
Recycling Coordinator
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Ms. Ruiz joined EDCO in August 2022 as a Customer Service Representative and transitioned to her current role as a Field Representative in October 2024. In this capacity, she assists with waste diversion compliance within the Cities of Torrance, Long Beach, and El Segundo, working closely with businesses and multi-family properties to ensure recycling and organics programs meet all city and state requirements.

In addition to her professional responsibilities, Ms. Ruiz serves as a board member of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, where she supports community engagement and business development. She currently resides in Los Angeles County with her daughter.

After retiring as a Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy, Mr. Hill joined EDCO in January of 2005. From his original position as a Recycling Manager, in 2008 he was named Director of Recycling and Marketing Logistics.

In his current position, Mr. Hill oversees the sale and transportation logistics to end markets for all recyclable material throughout the company. In addition, he is responsible for all State and local recycling certifications for EDCO’s recycling facilities and works closely with CalRecycle.

Mr. Hill is constantly working to develop sustainable markets for recycling commodities, including enhancing existing processing capabilities and options to create new sorting efficiencies. In addition, he is a Member of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) of the San Diego Association of Governments and has been active in a number of worthwhile municipal and local not-for-profit efforts. Mr. Hill is a Certified Practitioner in Zero Waste Principles and Practices ALMA
RUIZ
Recycling Coordinator
BOB
HILL
Director of Recycling and Logistics
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Mr. Patriquin joined EDCO in November 2023 and has served in multiple operational roles including MRF Sorter, Helper, and Driver before being promoted to Route Optimization Manager.

In his current role, he oversees route efficiency, safety, and overall operational performance across EDCO operations.

Mr. Patriquin developed an early interest in the solid waste industry, creating YouTube videos of EDCO collection trucks in his neighborhood as a child and later beginning his career during high school as a helper on a trash truck in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

While attending the University of Redlands, he interned in Product Management at McNeilus Truck Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles. His college application essay, “Trash, the Library, and the Worn, Brown Table,” was featured in The New York Times’ College Essay Contest. Mr. Patriquin graduated in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy.

Since joining the company in 2002, Ms. Symons has served as a Customer Service Representative, Field Representative, Interim Director of Communications, Customer Service Manager, Sustainability Manager, SB 1383 Compliance and Implementation Manager as well as her current position as the Director of Communication, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance.

In her role, Ms. Symons actively interfaces with all EDCO served cities to provide updates on evolving Cal Recycle policies and has worked to develop SB 1383 compliance reporting solutions.

She also produces EDCO’s video library as well as developing tools to promote sustainability and source reduction. Ms. Symons is a Certified Practitioner in Zero Waste Principles and Practices and played an active role in the City of El Segundo, City of Del Mar and City of El Cajon transitions.

JAMIE
SYMONS
Director of Communication, Sustainability and
SB 1383 Compliance
ANDREW

PATRIQUIN
Route Auditing and Optimization Manager
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Ms. Cobian has been with EDCO over 35 years and has held a series of positions including Customer Service Representative and Field Representative. In her new position, she combines her strong internal knowledge and years of industry experience to assemble, produce and effectively communicate diversion results for all jurisdictions we serve.

Ms. Cobian is a Certified Practitioner in Zero Waste Principles and Practices and has assisted California State University San Marcos, as project coordinator, in being a seven-time RecycleMania Grand Champion of the United States.

Participation Includes:
• UCLA Extension Sustainability Certificate Program, Academic Distinction • Palomar College graduate
• Lifetime Member, Golden Key Honor Society & Phi Theta Kappa • B.A., Double Major, from Cal State San Marcos, Magna Cum Laude • Dean’s List 2009/2010
• Past Member, Vice Chairman Board of Director Vista Chamber of Commerce • Chairman for the Vista Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2015-2016 • Past Member, Vice Chairman Board of Director Boys and Girls Club of Vista • Past Member, Board of Director Palomar College Foundation • Past Member, Palomar College Foundation President’s Associates • Past, ICOC Palomar College Foundation Representative
• Current Member, Board of Director Moonlight Cultural Foundation • Past Member, Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee • Past Member, Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee • Past three-year Chairperson of the Ambassador Committee for the Vista Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
• Junior Arthritis Association (JRA) volunteer participant • Committees Include: Golf Committee, Strawberry Festival Committee, Heroes of Vista Committee, Business EXPO
MARGO
COBIAN
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After an extensive marketing career, Ms. Budro joined EDCO in 2021 as a Field Representative in the North San Diego Division. In 2022, she was promoted to Communications Coordinator for the company and in 2025 Ms. Budro was named the Communications Manager.

Since joining EDCO, Ms. Budro has focused on implementing Organics Recycling throughout the company. In her role, she combines her industry knowledge and past marketing skills to help produce public education material related to recycling, waste reduction, collection service programs, and announcements for all jurisdictions we serve. With her father having served as a longtime Vice President of EDCO, Ms. Budro literally grew up in the company and brings tremendous industry knowledge to the table. Ms. Budro is a Certified Practitioner in Zero Waste Principles and Practices.

SARAH
BUDRO
Communications Manager
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OTHER RESOURCES INCLUDING EQUIPMENT
Collection Fleet
EDCO will invest in a fleet of new, Near Zero (NZ) Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) powered collection trucks that will achieve full compliance with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Refuse Fleet Rule, as well as the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1193. The engines are named Near Zero as they produce almost zero emission of Nitrous Oxide (NOx), which is the primary generator of air pollution.

EDCO will equip all collection trucks with eight state-of-the-art highdefinition cameras to further increase safe movements in the City of Fullerton. The special TMV systems have camera views on all four sides of the vehicle, including a hopper view and night vision feature. In addition, EDCO vehicles will be equipped with GPS tracking devices that offer real time location, mapping and driver behavior information on demand with a 30-day playback loop. Also included in the system is:

DVR AI Features:
• No Seatbelt Detection
• Smoking Detection
• Cell Phone Usage Detection
• Pedestrian Detection
• Over-Speed Alerts
• Automatic Reverse Trigger
• Supports Multiple Backup Sensors
Software Features:
• 30 Day Play Back Review
• Gps Tracking
• Mapping
• Truck Speed Monitoring
In addition, EDCO will also invest in equipping all Fullerton collection truck chassis with ADAM (Advanced Driver Assist Module), the first fully OEM-integrated Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) custom-engineered exclusively for the refuse and recycling industry.

ADAM delivers 360-degree protection that enhances driver awareness and reduces the risk of accidents in high-traffic, high-risk work zones.

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The system is directly integrated into the truck's infrastructure, designed to work with instead of around existing safety features like antilock brakes, and fine-tuned to the unique challenges and requirements of refuse work. Features include, but are not limited to:
- Autonomous Front and Rear Emergency Braking
- 360 Degree Object and Pedestrian Detection
- Lane Departure Warning
- Traffic Sign Recognition
- Blind Spot Detection
- Rollover and Stability Control
A four-minute overview video is available at: Autocar ADAM Full Video

6.2.2025.

Residential Collection
EDCO will provide weekly collection services to all designated residential properties. EDCO will achieve this in a manner that consistently provides superior customer service to the residents of Fullerton while ensuring the objectives of AB 939 and SB 1383 are achieved.

To optimize route efficiency and operational effectiveness, EDCO will adjust the service day for approximately 10% of single-family customers, creating a more balanced daily count that reflects a fleet only serving the City of Fullerton. These changes should allow for a more consistent time of collection by creating a smoothing effect as follows:

Current Proposed Changes
Monday 5,947 5,947 None
Tuesday 5,459 6,035 +576 from Friday
Wednesday 6,645 5,372 -1273 to Thursday
Thursday 3,498 5,776 +1273 from Wednesday +1005 from Friday Friday 7,081 5,500 -576 to Tuesday, -1005 to Thursday
Total 28,630 28,630 2,854 Total Day Changes
As noted, the current Thursday route collects significantly fewer homes than other service days, while Wednesday and Friday are much higher.

This targeted adjustment balances route volumes, improves fleet utilization, and maintains reliable service with minimal disruption.

Concurrent with re-routing, EDCO will work with the City to ensure street sweeping coincides with the proposed routes.

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In order to ensure a smooth transition on the initial week of service, EDCO will:
• Create an interactive data base on the EDCO City of Fullerton web page that will allow residents to look up their service day by entering their address. Feature will be activated in January 2027 before initial public education mailers are sent.
• General Service day maps will be posted on the web site and included in public ed pieces.
• Send First Class change of service day postcards to all affected single family residents on Thursday, June 24, 2027.
• Apply change of service day adhesive labels to all affected carts starting Thursday, June 24 through June 30, 2027.
• Run additional support routes for two weeks through affected areas to ensure any mistaken set outs are collected and tagged with new service day notification.

Should the City not wish to pursue, EDCO will maintain current collection days. On the following pages, please find EDCO’s proposed overview map and detailed collection maps by service day for trash, commingled recycling and organics collection.

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EDCO anticipates using a total of fifteen residential routes 5 days a week for the collection of source separated trash, commingled recycling and organic waste with a total of three vehicle passes per service recipient.

The fifteen total residential routes will be fully automated; one person vehicles.

Six routes will be dedicated to the collection of trash and will collect an average of 953 homes per day. Five routes will be dedicated to the collection of commingled organics and will collect approximately 1,144 homes per day. The final four routes will be dedicated to the collection of commingled recycling and will collect approximately 1,430 homes per day.

Services will be provided Monday through Friday between 7:00am – 7:00pm and EDCO will observe all City recognized holidays. All carts will be placed curbside on collection day by residents, though Walk-Out Service is available at no additional charge to eligible participants (those that are Qualified Disabled), or at an additional charge upon request by a Service Recipients.

EDCO recognizes that the City of Fullerton includes residential properties that require alley service. EDCO currently provides alley service in all communities it serves, including the Cities of Buena Park, La Palma, La Mirada, Lakewood, Rancho Palos Verdes, El Segundo, and Signal Hill. In Signal Hill, EDCO operates a dedicated alley route utilizing a Roto Pac collection truck that maximizes flexibility in the narrow operating conditions that are common in the City of Signal Hill.

Residential Collection – Standard Service with 3 Carts
EDCO will provide three, new 96-gallon carts to each curb serviced household, with a grey for trash, a blue for recycling and a green for organic waste, a color scheme that is consistent with SB 1383 parameters. For customers requesting smaller carts, EDCO will provide a complete set of one trash cart, one recycling cart, and one organics cart in either 64-gallon or 32-gallon sizes.

In addition, In addition, EDCO will provide discounted pricing to Financially Challenged Seniors who are at least 67 years of age, Head of Household and have a maximum annual income of $48,199.44 (adjusted annually). EDCO will provide a 20% Discount for 35-gallon carts or a 15% discount for 65 gallon carts
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The program will be promoted on a regular basis and EDCO may require annual recertification either in person or electronically through the following:
• Proof of age as evidenced by a driver's license or other document issued by a governmental entity.
• The customer is a head of household as evidenced by his or her name on a utility or telephone bill for the involved premises. • Customer signs a statement attesting they are under the annual income level and Head of Household.

The income level is based on the average Social Security monthly check for retired workers multiplied by 2 (people) multiplied by twelve months. (For August 2025, this amount was $2,008.31 x 2 people x 12 months = $48,199.44). As noted, this amount would be adjusted annually based on data from the United States.

EDCO will purchase new cart inventory for all sizes of refuse, organic waste and recycling carts and will be responsible for replacing lost, stolen or damaged carts. Carts will be hot stamped with proper placement guidelines and public education pieces and the EDCO web site will highlight safe placement parameters, including but not limited to the following:

Collection Day Set-Out
Place waste and recycling containers at the curb for collection. Please avoid placing waste cans next to obstructions, such as parked cars, utility poles, etc.

Please be careful not to place waste cans in areas of traffic, such as bike lanes, in order to avoid blocking paths of travel.

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EDCO will provide Toter carts (or similar) to the City of Fullerton for automated trash, recycling and organic waste collection. Toter carts come with a twelve year warranty and the exact model and sizes of the respective carts are as follows:

Toter - EVR II Series:
• 96 gallons: CAPACITY: DIMENSIONS:

Volume 96 Length: 35.50"
Width: 29.75"
Height: 43.50"
• 64 gallons: CAPACITY: DIMENSIONS:

Volume 64 Length: 31.50"
Width: 24.25"
Height: 41.75"
• 32 gallons: CAPACITY: DIMENSIONS:

Volume 32 Length: 24"
Width: 19.75"
Height: 37.50"
Residential Refuse Cart Collection Program
EDCO will provide new-wheeled grey carts to each curb serviced household, with the 96-gallon size carts being the default delivery size.

Should residents require additional capacity, EDCO will provide a second trash cart for a nominal charge as reflected in the Pricing Form. EDCO believes that striking a balance between a reasonable second cart charge for trash and unlimited recycling capacity will further reduce contamination or residue levels from the commingled recycling program.

Residential Recycling Cart Collection Program
EDCO will provide new-wheeled 96 gallon blue carts for weekly collection of single stream, commingled recycling on the same day as trash and organic waste service.

In order to further stimulate participation, EDCO will provide additional recycling containers at no additional charge.

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EDCO will provide an extensive public education program during implementation and throughout the term of the Agreement. This will include but not be limited to the type of eligible materials, the availability of additional recycling carts at no charge and ongoing updates on volumes and participation levels.

Given that all revenues gained from the sale of the material will remain with EDCO, a financial incentive has been put into place, which encourages the company to increase participation and accept new commodities. As one of the largest recyclers in Southern California, EDCO does not own any landfills and instead has heavily invested into processing facilities; As such, EDCO is further incentivized to increase recycling participation.

EDCO will also hot stamp all recycling carts with graphics of basic desired commodities as demonstrated in the graphic to the upper right.

Acceptable commodities in the program will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, glass containers and jars, tin, aluminum, metal and bi-metal cans, carton containers, paperboard, #1 - #7 plastics, newspaper, clean mixed paper (including junk mail, telephone books and magazines) and cardboard. Given the evolving nature of recycling it is very realistic to assume that this list will change during the life of this Agreement.

Residential Organic Waste Cart Collection Program
EDCO will provide new wheeled 96 gallon green carts for weekly collection of organic waste on the same day as trash and recycling service. All organic materials, including yard trimmings, food scraps, soiled paper, clean wood, etc. will be accepted on a fully commingled basis.

In order to further stimulate participation, EDCO will provide up to a total of three organic waste containers at no additional charge. EDCO anticipates that this will significantly increase diversion efforts of material previously being landfilled.

As an additional enhancement, a kitchen caddie will be offered by EDCO to residential customers at no additional charge. Kitchen caddie availability will be included in public eduction material and posted on the EDCO web site. Residents will simply complete the on line request and a new kitchen caddie will be delivered within 7 days to their residence.

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Kitchen caddies allow customers to easily store and carry their organic waste from the kitchen to the organic waste cart. Kitchen caddies are dishwasher safe and are odor and bug resistant. One kitchen caddie will be offered to every home and each comes with a mount and are easily attachable under the sink or in similar areas.

EDCO will provide an extensive public education program on organics during the transition and throughout the term of the Agreement. This will include but not be limited to the type of eligible materials, in-house preparation of organics prior to collection, the availability of additional organics carts at no charge and ongoing updates on volumes and participation levels.

Acceptable materials in the program include the following:

Food Scraps
• Fruit, vegetables, meat, bones, dairy, egg shells, and prepared food.

Food-Soiled Paper
• Napkins, paper towels, tea bags, paper plates, coffee filters Landscape Waste
• Plants, leaves, branches, grass
EDCO has implemented fully commingled organics programs in 20 exclusive franchises since 2020, making EDCO one of the most experienced organics providers proposing on the RFP. EDCO will use this extensive experience to successfully implement programs for the City of Fullerton in the most customer friendly manner possible.

Similar to trash and recycling, parameters for cart placement will be provided on educational materials. EDCO will also hot stamp all organic carts with graphics of basic desired commodities and language consistent with SB 1383.

As outlined further later in this document, EDCO believes that successful implementation of these programs requires a strong and continuing public education plan. As part of the program implementation, EDCO will provide:
• Six Direct Mail Pieces – Sent to all single-family residential customers identifying program parameters, etc., including five mailers and a follow-up postcard after program implementation.

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• Email Notifications - Customers with registered email addresses through the EDCO website will receive conversion information as well as other essential service notifications via email. • Community Meetings – EDCO will host a minimum of twelve community meetings in advance of program implementation to stimulate awareness.
• Web Page Information – A dedicated web page on the EDCO site would describe program parameters.
• Single Family Residential Environmental Times Newsletter – The dedicated Fullerton edition of Environmental Times newsletter will provide ongoing information on recycling programs.

Distributed on a quarterly basis through the City billing, EDCO has found this is a critical component for sustainable success. • Transition Video – A video focused specifically on the Fullerton transition will be produced and placed on the web site, played at community meetings and presentations outlining basic service information, special services and program parameters.

As outlined in the detailed Transition Plan, EDCO proposes six direct mail pieces sent to single family residential customers during the transition, Manure Collection
EDCO will provide Manure Collection at the rates specified in the Pricing Form.

On Call Bulky Item Collection
EDCO will provide free on-call collection, for an unlimited number of bulky itemsto residents scheduling the service up to four times per year.

EDCO will separate and recycle all commodities that can be feasibly recovered. This bulky item service is designed to include items such as appliances and household furniture, whose physical dimensions exceed the automated containers. EDCO will feature the service on a regular basis in its quarterly newsletter, the Environmental Times.

Customers will be able to access this service simply by contacting the EDCO customer service department 48 hours in advance of their next collection day. A special vehicle will be utilized for service on the same day as regularly scheduled residential collection.

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By collecting the bulky items on the same day as regular refuse, there will be minimal aesthetic impact to the community. Every effort will be made to divert this material from being landfilled through distributing items such as sofas and mattresses to various charities and not-for-profit groups. EDCO views this stream as having a great deal of potential to increasing diversion through re-use of the items.

EDCO will process and dispose of bulky items and reusable materials collected from customers in accordance with the following hierarchy:

1. Reuse as is (where energy efficiency is not compromised);

2. Disassemble for reuse or recycling;

3. Recycle or compost; and if none of the other options are practicable; then,

4. Dispose.

All customer requests for bulky item collection will be tracked in EDCO’s in-house billing/routing computer system for effective response and dispatch for requests. EDCO has successfully provided this service in a number of communities and intends to inform Fullerton residents on at least an annual basis of the program availability.

EDCO will work with qualified not for profit entities to promote re-use of materials. In partnership with entities such as Goodwill, EDCO has been able to divert thousands of pounds of bulky items (such as furniture, etc.) as well as clothing. As part of the ongoing public education program, EDCO will notify all customers of opportunities for re-use in the Environmental Times newsletter.

Holiday Tree Collection
EDCO will provide annual collection of holiday trees starting the first collection day after December 25th and ending the third Saturday in January at no additional charge.

Residents will be required to place the trees curbside for collection and EDCO will collect trees up to six feet in length. Once collected, the trees will be processed and recycled in manner consistent with AB 939 and SB 1383.

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container at designated City facilities for residents to deliver holiday trees to be recycled.

HHW Collection Event
EDCO will provide residents with one free annual HHW Drop-Off Collection Event. This annual event is a convenient way for residents to dispose of unused or leftover portions of products containing toxic chemicals. The location of the event will be within the City limits at a mutually agreed upon location between the City and EDCO.

In order to maximize community exposure to this special event, EDCO will provide notification through the Environmental Times quarterly newsletter, billing inserts, press releases and billing statement messages.

In addition, EDCO will work through the City on identifying other mechanisms for ensuring high levels of participation.

Bi-annual Shred Event
EDCO will provide two annual shredding events where residents can bring up to the equivalent of 4 “banker boxes” of documents for shredding. During each event, EDCO will accept papers for safe document destruction free of charge from residents, who may also witness their professional and confidential shredding. Collected material will be recycled in a manner consistent with AB 939 and SB 1383.

Residential Compost Drive-Thru Giveaway
EDCO will provide all necessary staffing, equipment, and materials to host one free annual “Drive-Thru” Compost Giveaway event. The company will supply up to 28 tons of bagged compost, with each bag weighing approximately 30 lbs., and a limit of four bags per resident. If additional compost material is needed, EDCO will provide the material free of charge. In addition, EDCO can also supply SB 1383-compliant mulch during the event at no additional cost.

Seasonal Compost Program
In addition to the Residential Compost Drive-Thru Giveaway, EDCO will annually provide the City with at least 250 tons of compost to support the City’s SB 1383 Procurement Target. EDCO will deliver unbagged, bulk compost to a location designated by the City, with a minimum of one delivery per week for no less than eight consecutive weeks. EDCO understands the City will determine the start date, delivery location, and weekly allocation of the tonnage.

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Sweeps of Hot Spots
EDCO will conduct weekly sweeps of City-designated “hot spots,” including alleyways, streets, vacant lots, and other locations identified in Attachment 3 (subject to change). All abandoned Bulky Items will be collected at no cost and in full compliance with Sections 8.2.11 and

8.2.12 of the Agreement. EDCO will also provide on-call abandoned item removal within 24 hours’ notice.

Commercial Collection
EDCO will provide weekly collection services to commercial and multifamily complexes with 5 units or more in a manner that consistently provides superior customer service while ensuring the objectives of AB 939, AB 341, AB 1826 and SB 1383 are achieved. EDCO will provide recycling and organics collection to all commercial and multi-family complexes. EDCO will also work with City staff to complete any required on-site waiver inspections on an as-needed basis.

EDCO will provide new wheeled carts, new or refurbished bins, and/or roll-off boxes to collect solid waste, recyclable materials and organic waste and assist commercial and multi-family complexes in developing recycling programs. EDCO can provide the option of plastic dumpsters ranging in size from 1 cubic yard to 4 cubic yards. Plastic dumpsters are 40% lighter than metal which results in safer handling, a cleaner presentation and reduces potential storm water run-off discharge that is associated with metal containers.

Containers will be properly labeled for all streams of collected materials with the containers kept in perfect working condition and exchanged out at a minimum of once per year or as needed or requested by the Service Recipient.

This will include structural soundness that will include being leak proof, working and lubricated wheels, tight fitting lids to mitigate vectors and properly working locks if applicable. Trash containers will be painted gray, recycling containers will be painted blue and organics containers will be painted green.

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the Pricing form. All cleaning will be conducted in full compliance with Applicable Laws, including any NPDES permit requirements.

Services will be provided Monday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and EDCO will observe all City-recognized holidays. Containers will be serviced on a routine schedule as directed by the Service Recipient. The surrounding areas will be kept clean at the point of service, and containers will be returned to their proper location with lids tightly closed after collection.

EDCO will provide Toter bins (or equivalent) ranging in sizes from 1 – 5 cubic yards and the 6 yard bins will be manufactured by CONFAB. The exact model and sizes of the respective bins are as follows:

Bin Dimensions
Manufacturer Model Size Length Depth Height
Toter FR010 1 Yard 82.3" 38" 38.8"
Toter FR020 2 Yard 82.3" 43.1" 52.8"
Toter FRO30 3 Yard 82.3" 51.1" 61.9"

CONFAB N/A
3YD Split
Bin 82.3" 51.1" 61.9"
Toter FRO40 4 Yard 82.3" 60.5" 67.4"
CONFAB 9108 6 Yard 82.3" 66"
50" Front 69"
Back
EDCO will also offer 3 cubic yard split bin service to multi-family and commercial customers upon request. These bins will be customized to handle any combination of trash plus recycle or organics, or recycle plus organics. These bins are designed, painted and labeled so that each compartment can be emptied separately up to seven times per week by a designated trash, recycle or organics collection truck without contaminating any of the streams. This provides customers, especially with space constricts, the ultimate flexibility in service options.

As mentioned previously, EDCO will invest in a fleet of new, Near Zero (NZ) Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) powered collection trucks that will achieve full compliance with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Refuse Fleet Rule.

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EDCO anticipates using a total of fourteen commercial routes for the collection of source separated trash, commingled recycling and organic waste with a total of three vehicle passes per Service recipient. The fourteen total commercial routes will be one person, front end load vehicles.

Commercial Refuse Program
EDCO will provide wheeled carts, bins and/or roll-off boxes for collection of solid waste. Customers will have the opportunity to subscribe to the appropriate service level, that will include 96-gallon carts, bins (1 - 6 cubic yards), 3 cubic yard split bins, as well as roll-off boxes (10 - 40 cubic yards) and serviced at least once-per-week and up to six (6) times per week.

Commercial Recycling Program
EDCO will provide each Commercial Service Recipient with one 96-gallon recycling cart for weekly collection of single stream, commingled recycling. Additional commercial recycling collection service can be provided for an additional cost in variable size recycling bins, with the volume, collection frequency and container type based on the individual needs of the Commercial Service Recipient.

Commercial Organics Program
EDCO will provide each Commercial Service Recipient with one 96-gallon organics cart for weekly collection of commingled organic waste.

Additional commercial organic collection service can be provided for an additional cost in variable size organic bins, with the volume, collection frequency and container type based on the individual needs of the Commercial Service Recipient.

EDCO believes that successful implementation of these programs requires a strong and continuing public education plan. As part of the program implementation, EDCO will provide:
• Six Direct Mail Pieces – Sent to all commercial and multi-family customers identifying program parameters, etc., including four mailers and a follow-up postcard after program implementation. • Email Notifications - Customers with registered email addresses through the EDCO website will receive conversion information as well as other essential service notifications via email.

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• Community Meetings – EDCO will host a minimum of twelve community meetings in advance of program implementation to stimulate awareness.
• Web Page Information – A dedicated web page on the EDCO site would describe program parameters.
• Environmental Times Newsletter – The dedicated Fullerton edition of the commercial Environmental Times newsletter will provide ongoing information on recycling programs. EDCO has found this is a critical component for sustainable success. • Transition Video – A video focused specifically on the Fullerton transition will be produced and placed on the web site, played at community meetings and presentations outlining basic service information, special services and program parameters.

As outlined in the detailed Transition Plan, EDCO proposes six direct mail pieces sent to commercial and multi-family customers during the transition, though challenging, EDCO views this stream as having one of the greatest opportunities to increase diversion in the City’s overall waste stream.

EDCO also proposes to personally visit all commercial establishments prior to service transition. This will assist in the service transition, better define source separated diversion opportunities, increase participation and build a direct dialogue with customers.

Commercial Scout and Push Out Service
For those commercial customers who require bin movements, Scout and Push Out Service will be available. Scout Service will be provided to properties when a specialized vehicle is used to retrieve a container in order for a regular Collection Vehicle to service the container. Push Out Service will be provided to properties that require containers to be manually moved a distance of more that twenty-five feet in order to be serviced by a Collection Vehicle.

EDCO understand that Push Out Service does not apply to bins that must be moved less than 25 feet in order to be serviced by a collection vehicle; and, any container that is required to be moved more than 50 feet to be serviced shall be required to use Scout Service.

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service” pricing through City-owned trash enclosures. EDCO understands the importance of maintaining consistent and reliable service to these accounts and will ensure that all enclosures are kept debris-free, powerwashed weekly, and that the 10-foot radius surrounding each enclosure is steam-cleaned annually.

EDCO will maintain regular communication with property managers and tenants to strengthen relationships and enhance coordination within the Downtown District. This engagement will provide opportunities to address contamination issues, educate Service Recipients on proper participation in recycling and organics diversion programs, and promote awareness of the full range of services offered.

Since 1967, EDCO has successfully implemented and managed a comparable “shared service” program in the City of La Mesa. This program includes five shared-use areas, or “bunkers,” where businesses in the downtown village deposit trash, recyclables, and organics, eliminating the need for individual dumpsters or carts at each business location. The shared service model has proven to streamline collection operations and improve service efficiency within dense commercial areas.

EDCO directly bills participating merchants based on estimated waste volumes and offers rate structures for low, medium, and high-volume, as well as restaurant, generators. Experience gained from La Mesa’s “bunker” program will ensure a smooth transition as well as ongoing operations.

As mentioned previously, EDCO will use its extensive experience in collecting from alley ways to exceed the expectations of the City of Fullerton. Experienced gained from Signal Hill, Lakewood, Rancho Palos Verdes, El Segundo, and neighboring La Mirada, Buena Park and La Palma will ensure a smooth transition, as well as ongoing operations.

Commercial Bulky Item Service
EDCO will provide unlimited bulky item collection services to commercial customers for a nominal fee, as noted on the Pricing Form. Customers may request this service by contacting EDCO’s customer service department. Bulky item pickups will be provided on call, using a dedicated vehicle scheduled on the same day as regularly routed residential collection. All bulky item collections will be completed within seven days of the customer’s request.

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Industrial Sector
EDCO will provide roll-off and bin service for construction, deconstruction and temporary clean-up work. Customers will have the opportunity to subscribe to the appropriate service level and by type of material as notated on the Pricing Form.

EDCO will deliver all mixed construction demolition and inert roll-off boxes to a processing facility and guarantee a minimum 65% recovery rate. EDCO believes this will provide an additional element of increased diversion to the City.

City Facilities and Events
EDCO will provide all waste, recycling and organic waste collection services to all City facilities at no additional charge. As such, all City facilities will receive the same high level of commitment to provide superior customer service that the balance of the community receives.

EDCO will provide wheeled carts and bins for collection of solid waste, recyclables, and organic waste at all City facilities. The City will have the opportunity to subscribe to the appropriate service level, that will include carts (32, 64 and 96 gallons), bins (2 - 6 cubic yards), 3 cubic yard split bins, as well as roll-off boxes (10 – 40 cubic yards). EDCO will provide collection frequency at least once-per-week and up to six times per week.

In addition, EDCO will provide free monthly collection of abandoned items, collected by City crews that are consolidated at the City Yard.

Community Event Support
EDCO will provide wheeled carts, bins, and/or drop boxes to collect solid waste, recyclables materials and organic waste and assist the venue and event organizers with developing recycling plans and reporting data.

EDCO will ensure that the City of Fullerton complies with the requirements of AB 2176, California’s Large Venue Recycling Law.

EDCO will provide solid waste, recycling and organic waste capacity at the appropriate service levels for each venue or event including but not limited to, numerous carts to distribute throughout the event for use by patrons. Available containers will include carts (32, 64 and 96 gallons), bins (2, 3, 4 and 6 cubic yards), as well as roll off boxes (10 and 40 cubic yards) and collection frequency will be provided as needed.

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By providing integrated waste and recycling collection at all functions, EDCO will utilize these events to promote public education regarding landfill diversion through effective source separation. This includes portable, collapsible cardboard refuse and recycling containers that will supplement traditional bins and roll-off applications. Cardboard boxes for refuse will be placed side by side with cardboard boxes for recycling with special lids attached containing graphics and bold “Recycling Only” and “Organics Only” stamps.

EDCO appreciates that some events will have higher participation than others and as a result, the ability to generate a larger waste stream. To that end, EDCO has provided similar service to a number of other largescale special events on an annual basis including but not limited to Rock n’ Roll Marathon, Silverado Days, Sandcastle Days, the Thunderboat Races, etc.

In addition to collection services, EDCO is also pleased to actively support a number of worthwhile efforts in the communities we serve with financial and personnel support. This includes special events, youth sports leagues, business functions and overall civic participation. EDCO looks forward to supporting Fullerton events such as the July 4th Celebration, Spring Eggstravaganza and First Night.

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Transition Plan
EDCO strongly believes that a comprehensive and focused City of Fullerton specific plan must be put in place to facilitate a smooth transition to a new hauler. This effort must be executed by a local, experienced and thorough cohesive team, which should be a critical consideration in the evaluation process for the City of Fullerton in selecting its next service provider.

As such, EDCO provides the City of Fullerton with a transition team with over 359 combined years of industry experience, the overwhelming amount with EDCO. Whether a franchise transition, new program implementation or converting major contracts EDCO provides the most tenured, dedicated and committed team. In addition, EDCO further commits to invest the full resources of the entire company to ensure a smooth transition for the City of Fullerton.

The timeframes represented assume that the City of Fullerton will formally enter into a contract with EDCO in May 2026. Assuming a July 1, 2027, start date, this allows a thirteen-month window for service transition preparation and execution.

In order to ensure the City is kept fully apprised, EDCO proposes to meet with the City on a weekly basis through August 2027. These meetings are to overview preparation plans and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by City staff. EDCO attendees will include various member of the Key Personnel and will be regularly attended by the President, General Manager and Director of Operations with additional rotating attendees.

EDCO believes the current hauler will professionally respond to reasonable requests for information upon request, as well as assisting in a smooth transition. As identified in this document, EDCO and the current service provider have previously worked cooperatively in the service transition for the City of La Mirada, City of El Segundo (residential) and City of Imperial Beach, as well as several other situations. Should this not be the case EDCO will obtain all data independently and in a timely manner that does not impact the transition schedule.

To ensure that residents are never without containers, EDCO proposes to work cooperatively with the existing hauler to both deliver and coordinate removal of both carts and bins on the same day.

In order to address any unanticipated issues that arise, EDCO will create and deploy a dedicated “Hot Shot Team” to immediately create real time operational solutions in the delivery and removal process. Deployment of the Hot Shot team eliminates concern for the combined delivery and removal of over 171,000 carts in the City of Fullerton and is an example of insight gained through multiple transitions.

EDCO also proposes to fully implement the rollout of the residential automated conversion over the twelve-week period prior to commencement of the Agreement, starting on Monday, April 5, 2027. This will require movements of approximately 3,000 carts per day, with delivery of three carts (1500 carts for trash, commingled recycling, and organic waste) to approximately 500 On the Road to Zero Waste
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homes per day and removal of an equal amount. EDCO will ensure residents always have carts and are seamlessly exchanged on the same day.

For commercial and multi-family bin customers and assuming cooperation from the existing provider, the exchange process will start on Tuesday, June 1, 2027, and continue through Wednesday, June 30, 2027. EDCO will ensure residents always have containers and bins are seamlessly exchanged on the same day.

As an additional benefit to the City of Fullerton and consistent with California Labor Code Section 1072, EDCO will provide written offers of employment to displaced employees of the current contractor under the terms set forth in EDCO’s existing contract with Teamsters Local 396. This offer is subject to the standard hiring qualification process such as controlled substances and alcohol test, physical examination, criminal background check, etc. Please note that as an added benefit, EDCO will honor the seniority earned at the current contractor for those employees that choose to join us.

With these assumptions in mind, EDCO will implement the following conversion plan:

June 2026
• Franchise Agreement executed between City of Fullerton and EDCO. • Conduct a series of internal meetings with Operations/Maintenance/Container Support/Field Service Representatives and Customer Service Representatives to review detailed aspects of our proposal and relative commitments pertaining to the scope of services.
• Meet with existing hauler to determine what levels of information, such as billing, service levels, etc., will be available for review. Should none be available, EDCO will proceed to obtain all information independently via field visits.
• Determine Bin Exchange Plan and finalize a residential cart exchange plan that ensures residents always have carts and all three streams are exchanged on the same day. • Final Specification review and order for new Renewable Natural Gas-powered alternative fuel chassis and bodies.
• Reimburse the City an estimated $75,000 for RFP related costs, as well as any excess cost of the procurement process.
• Introductory meeting for key personnel that will be intimately involved in the transition. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

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July 2026
• Place order for new automated carts for February 2026 delivery. EDCO has received manufacturer confirmation that this order can be slotted into production within the outlined time parameters.
• Conduct hiring process to backfill two Recycling Coordinators and two Field Supervisors, thereby freeing up existing personnel to begin on City of Fullerton transition.

• Secure full resources of cart delivery contractor, re-confirm delivery schedule and identify any opportunities to consolidate process one year ahead of conversion. • Order new multi-family and commercial bins for an April 2027 delivery date. EDCO has received manufacturer confirmation that this order can be slotted into production within the outlined time parameters.
• Commence detailed field audit of all current waste and recycling collection services by EDCO route surveyor. All service addresses and respective collection levels are recorded and later entered into EDCO’s billing/routing system. Process is anticipated to take a total of eight weeks.
• Commence preparation of all point of contact public education material and web page production. City to review all material prior to final printing. • EDCO enters escrow for a new Administrative Terminal in the City of Fullerton. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

August 2026
• Drafts of all public education material presented to the City for review. • Secure location and schedule for community meetings in March - June. • Secure City of Fullerton Business License
• Create focused video for City of Fullerton transition. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

September 2026
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• Routing completed.
• EDCO closes escrow on new Administrative Terminal location, files for Site Plan review for properly zoned property and if needed, concurrently files for Building Permits. • EDCO Director of Safety conducts detailed safety assessment of all proposed routes and any safety related adjustments made.
• City approves all public education material.
• If needed separate from Administrative Terminal Site, secure equipment staging facility (s) for use from February 2027 to July 2027 for both carts and bins. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

October 2026
• Fullerton web page activated on EDCO web site, including transition video. • EDCO presents detailed routing to the City.
• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

November 2026
• Hire four additional customer service representatives, begin training process and Fullerton awareness to prepare for transition.
• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

December 2026
• Happy Holidays postcard sent to all residential and commercial customers. • Activate an interactive data base on the EDCO City of Fullerton web page that will allow residents to look up their service day by entering their address. • Activate general service day maps on the EDCO web site. • Post Financially Challenged Senior Discount form on web site and identify scheduled community locations to sign up.
• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

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January 2027
• First general overview public education piece with March-June community meeting schedule mailed to all single-family residential units. • First general overview public education piece mailed to all commercial establishments and multi-family complexes.
• Site plan review and if needed, building permits approved by City of Fullerton.

Construction, if needed, commences at new Fullerton Administrative Terminal. Should this not occur, secure a storefront office location in the City of Fullerton. • Commence personalized site visits with larger multi-family units to overview service levels and source separated recycling opportunities.
• Commence personalized site visits with all commercial establishments to overview service levels and source separated recycling opportunities. • Commence detailed safety training for all route operations personnel. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

February 2027
• Second direct mail general information piece on single family residential service transition, including letter from City Manager or designee, identifying conversion date, March-June community meeting schedule and SB 1383 requirements. Include information on Financially Challenged Senior Discount.
• Second direct mail general information piece specific to multi-family residential service transition, including letter from City Manager or designee, identifying conversion date, March-June community meeting schedule and SB 1383 requirements. • Second direct mail general information piece on commercial service transition, including letter from City Manager or designee, identifying conversion date, community meeting schedule and SB 1383 requirements.
• Initiate Displaced Employee period, offering written offers of employment to displaced employees the terms set forth in EDCO’s existing contract with Teamsters Local 396. • Accept delivery of new automated carts and commence assembling at nearby staging area.

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• Conclude Displaced Employee period and identify necessary additional personnel requirements. Commence internal re-structuring to place existing personnel into Fullerton and hire additional personnel.
• Continue personalized site visits with all multi-family complexes and commercial establishments to overview service levels, source separated recycling opportunities and explain SB 1383 requirements.
• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

March 2027
• Conduct a minimum of 12 public workshops in March - June regarding the transition at various times, locations and days to maximize outreach opportunities. • Conduct additional presentations March-June at Homeowner Associations, mobile home parks, service clubs, community events, etc.
• Third direct mail piece containing detailed service guidelines mailed to all single-family residential customers, including information on diversion programs, temporary services, construction service and special programs, (bulky item collection, etc.) Special emphasis placed on commingled recycling program and organics program for residential service, special services and alternative cart sizes.
• Third direct mail piece containing detailed service guidelines mailed to all multi-family residential customers in late November, including information on diversion programs, temporary services, construction service and special programs, (bulky item collection, etc.) Special emphasis placed on commingled recycling program to maximize participation.
• Third direct mail piece containing detailed service guidelines mailed to all commercial establishments, including information on diversion programs, temporary services, construction service and special programs.
• Continue personalized site visits with all multi-family complexes and commercial establishments to overview service levels, source separated recycling opportunities and explain SB 1383 requirements.
• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

April 2027
• Initiate Displaced Employee period for current providers who wish to join EDCO.

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• Initiate new cart delivery to all single family residential with additional public ed hanging tags. EDCO personnel accompany delivery crews to personally address any questions. Hot Shot Team engaged to address immediate solutions as carts are delivered. • Accept delivery of new chassis/body combinations. Place into service in other EDCO service areas for shakeout period.
• Continue personalized site visits with all multi-family complexes and commercial establishments to overview service levels, source separated recycling opportunities and explain SB 1383 requirements.
• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

May 2027
• Fourth direct mail piece identifying start of service dates, special services and references to the comprehensive and localized EDCO web site to all single-family units. • Fourth direct mail piece identifying start of service dates, special services and references to the comprehensive and localized EDCO web site to all commercial and multi-family units.
• Conclude personalized site visits with all multi-family complexes and commercial establishments to overview service levels, source separated recycling opportunities and explain SB 1383 requirements.
• Commence City awareness program for drivers that allows for each route day to have been driven at least five times in advance of conversion date. • Detailed semi-annual driver training safety class conducted by retired law enforcement. • Initial quarterly single subject safety presentation conducted by retired law enforcement. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

June 2027
• Fifth direct mail piece containing detailed service guidelines mailed to all single-family residential customers, including information on diversion programs, temporary services, construction service and special programs, (bulky item collection, etc.) Special emphasis placed on commingled recycling program and organics program for residential service, special services and alternative cart sizes.

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• Fifth direct mail piece containing detailed service guidelines mailed to all multi-family residential customers in late November, including information on diversion programs, temporary services, construction service and special programs, (bulky item collection, etc.) Special emphasis placed on commingled recycling program to maximize participation.
• Fifth direct mail piece containing detailed service guidelines mailed to all commercial establishments, including information on diversion programs, temporary services, construction service and special programs.
• Deliver new bins and carts to all locations utilizing EDCO support crews from around Southern California. Execute exchange plan so that no customer is left without a bin.

Public ed info attached to bin and carts. Information identifies that any new diversion collection program starts on the week of July 1st.
• For those residential day changes starting July 1st, carts tagged on their current day of collection for new collection day info on June 24th - June 30th. First class postcard sent to all affected addresses identifying day change on June 24th. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

July 2027
• EDCO commences services on Thursday, July 1, 2027. Full standby crews at EDCO wait for supplemental support, including temporary crews from other locations. • Additional customer service representatives stationed at Fullerton, Buena Park and Signal Hill operations to handle any telephone overflow.
• Sixth direct mail piece including initial quarterly edition of the Environmental Times newsletter, along with supplemental information and guidelines to single-family residential customers inserted with initial City billing. • Sixth direct mail piece including initial bi-annual edition of the Environmental Times newsletter, along with supplemental information and guidelines to commercial and multifamily customers included with initial billing.
• Initial advance commercial and multi-family billing, including options for electronic payment.
• Run additional support routes for two weeks through affected day change areas to ensure any mistaken set outs are collected and then tagged with new service day notification.

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• Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

August 2027
• Seventh direct mail piece for single family as a follow-up postcard, reminds residents how to contact EDCO, additional recycling and organics cart availability, bulky item collection services, HHW, special events and proper cart placement. • Meet with City to review implementation and current level of activities.

Ongoing
• Submit Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Reports to City of Fullerton. • Submit 10% Franchise Fee payments to Fullerton on a monthly basis. • Submit NPDE Annual Payment of $1,550,000 in equal, quarterly installments. • City to retain annual Billing Fee of $155,000 from residential billings. • Submit Legislative Compliance Fee Payment of $2,000,000 in equal, quarterly installments.
• Fulfill balance of Terms and Conditions of Franchise Agreement. • Meet with City to review any issue associated with the performance of this Agreement.

Most importantly, EDCO believes that the extensive initiation experience obtained in other jurisdictions has provided detailed guidelines for successful conversions that place the company in a unique position to transition the City of Fullerton. The full resources of EDCO will be invested in the City of Fullerton receiving a smooth, professional transition based on a “We’ll Take Care of It” approach to customer service.

EDCO looks forward to discussing any additional input the City or its consultant may have in providing a smooth transition.

June 2026 July 2026 August 2026 September 2026
Franchise Agreement
Executed
Conduct Series of Internal
Meetings
Meet with Existing Hauler
Determine Bin Exchange
Plan
Order New RNG Fuel
Chassis and Bodies
Reimburse City
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Order New Automated
Carts
Conduct Hiring Process
Secure Cart Delivery
Contractor
Order New Bins
Commence Detailed Field
Audit
Commence Preparation of
Public Education & Web
Page Production
Enter Escrow for New
Administrative Terminal
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Draft Public Education
Material Presented
Secure Location and
Schedule for Community
Meetings
Secure City of Fullerton
Business License
Create Focused Video
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Routing Completed
Close Escrow on
Administrative Terminal,
File Site Plan Review and
Building Permits if Needed
Director of Safety Conducts
Safety Assessment of all
Proposed Routes
City Approves Public
Education
If Needed, Secure
Equipment Staging Facility
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Fullerton Web Page
Activated, Including
Transition Video
Detailed Routing Presented
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
October 2026
Hire Four Additional
Customer Service
Representatives and Begin
Training Process and
Fullerton Awareness
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
November 2026
Mail Happy Holidays
Postcard
Activate Interactive Service
Day Data Base
Activate General Service
Day Maps
Post Senior Discount Form
on Web Site with Schedule
of Locations to Sign up
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
December 2026
Mail 1st Single-Family
Education Piece
Mail 1st Commercial and
Multi-Family Education
Piece
Site Plan Review/ Building
Permits Approved/or
Secure Storefront Location
Commence Personalized
Site Visits
Commence Detailed Safety
Training
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
January 2027
City of Fullerton Implementation Plan
Mail 2nd Single-Family
Education Piece
Mail 2nd Commercial and
Multi-Family Education
Piece
Initiate Displaced
Employee Period
Accept Delivery of New
Carts
Conclude Displaced
Employee Period
Continue Personalized Site
Visits
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Conduct Minimum of 12
Public Workshops
Conduct Additional
Presentations at HOA’s
Mobil Home Parks, Service
Clubs, Community Events,
etc.

Mail 3rd Single-Family
Education Piece
Mail 3rd Commercial and
Multi-Family Education
Piece
Continue Personalized Site
Visits
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Initiate Displaced
Employee Period for
Current Providers
Initiate New Cart Delivery
to Single Family Residential
Accept Delivery of New
Chassis/Boy Combinations
and Place into Service for
Shakeout Period
Continue Personalized Site
Visits
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Mail 4th Single-Family
Education Piece
Mail 4th Commercial and
Multi-Family Education
Piece
Conclude Personalized Site
Visits
Commence Driver City
Awareness Program
Detailed Semi-Annual
Driver Training Safety Class
Initial Quarterly Single
Subject Safety
Presentation
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Mail 5th Single-Family
Education Piece
Mail 5th Commercial and
Multi-Family Education
Piece
Deliver New Bins and Carts
to all Locations
Tag Carts for Those with
Day Changes on Current
Service Day with New
Collection Day Info. First
Class Postcard Mailed to all
Affected Addresses
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Commence Services n
Thursday, July 1st.Full
Standby Crews wait for
Supplemental Support
Additional Customer
Service Representatives
Stationed
Mail 6th Single-Family
Education Piece
Mail 6th Commercial and
Multi-Family Education
Piece
Initial Commercial and
Multi-Family Billing
Run Additional Support
Routes Through Affected
Day Change Areas
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Mail 7th Single-Family
Education Piece
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
Submit Monthly, Quarterly
and Annual Reports
Submit 10% Franchise Fee
Payments on a Monthly
Basis.

Submit NPDE Annual
Payments in Equal
Quarterly Installments
City Retains Annual Billing
Fee from Residential Billing
Submit Legislative
Compliance Fee Payment
Fulfill Balance of Terms and
Conditions of Agreement
Meet with City to Review
Implementation
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Public Education and Outreach
EDCO is subject to many statewide regulations and requirements that often are complementary or supportive of the requirements issued to local agencies. Thus, EDCO is committed to increasing landfill diversion from current levels within the City and will ensure AB 939, AB 341, AB 1826, AB 827 and SB 1383 compliance is achieved.

Training and customer education is the key to achieving compliance with evolving state mandates. EDCO has worked with numerous jurisdictions in developing strategic plans for the implementation and education of recycling programs designed to meet the goals of these regulations.

EDCO proposes to create public education material specific to state mandates that include but are not limited to:
• Articles in the Environmental Times newsletter
• Information posted on the EDCO Fullerton web page
• Annual Business and Multi-family Property Owner Notification • Annual Landscaper Company Self-Haul Requirement Notification • Annual School Education Outreach
• Brochures
• Instagram (@ EDCOWasteandRecycling)
• Videos
EDCO will dedicate two full-time Recycling Coordinators to the City of Fullerton. As part of the Transition Plan, EDCO will invest in having the two dedicated Recycling Coordinators conduct personal site visits of all container sites in the City of Fullerton at no additional charge. These visits will create the opportunity for visual inspections of the material quality and quantity in all streams, allowing EDCO to make recommendations and ultimately reduce costs by making timely service level adjustments and or right sizing of service levels.

In additional, these site visits will enhance the working dialogue with the community members in the City of Fullerton and will provide the opportunity to address contamination issues, educate Service Recipients on how to participate in recycling and organics diversion programs and inform Service Recipients on the full range of services being offered.

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As a key component of the education and outreach plan and in an effort to assist the City in meeting its diversion goals, EDCO offers free educational presentations. These presentations are available to City Schools, Multi-Family Complexes, City Facilities and the business community. Presentations focus on reducing, reusing and recycling and last approximately 45 minutes. During the presentation EDCO will distribute brochures, posters, and other promotional and educational materials. Attendees will leave the presentation with a greater awareness on sustainable practices that can help increase diversion and preserve the environment.

EDCO will also develop focused bilingual education pieces for groundskeepers and custodial staff for use in ongoing education presentations. EDCO has found that this group is often the key link to program sustainability as well as a tremendous resource for advancing on new diversion efforts.

EDCO recognizes the vital role that public education plays in implementing and sustaining safe and effective waste and recycling collection programs. EDCO is one of the few companies in the industry that specifically invests in a fully staffed, internal communications department to promote the advancement of recycling.

EDCO’s public education efforts have been honored at numerous levels, including by the former California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). In addition, the CIWMB had also recognized EDCO in its Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP) for fifteen consecutive years as a company that has outstanding waste reduction efforts.

As a key component of the overall service, EDCO will prepare an annual public education plan and meet with the City to review the plan. EDCO will meet monthly with designated City of Fullerton staff to discuss all outreach materials and implementation of the outreach strategy. After the first year, at the City’s option, the frequency of meeting may be reduced. EDCO participants will be the division General Manager, the Director of Communications, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance and the Fullerton Recycling Coordinators.

EDCO will fund all aspects of the new services public education campaign as well as develop the public education and outreach strategy implementation schedule. To that end, as an attachment to this proposal please find public education associated with several recent program rollouts. These direct pieces have all been created, produced and distributed entirely by EDCO.

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EDCO will also create, publish and distribute the Environmental Times, EDCO’s award winning newsletter on a quarterly basis. EDCO will create a special, localized edition for Fullerton residents. In addition, EDCO will provide a commercial bi-annual Environmental Times edition for services to businesses and city facilities. As an attachment to this submittal, please find several previous Environmental Times editions.

EDCO will distribute public education and outreach materials during rollout of all new residential, multi-family, commercial and city service collection programs during the term of the Agreement. This includes point of delivery literature with the new carts and bins to all customers at inception of the new program.

EDCO proposes to create the following specific City of Fullerton public education material:
• Six Separate Direct Mail Pieces for curbside residential, including a Service Brochure and a follow-up post card.
• Point of Delivery Cart and Bin Tags.
• Six Separate Direct Mail Pieces for Bin Customers, including a Service Brochure and a follow-up post card.
• Quarterly residential Environmental Times newsletter on an ongoing basis.
• Bi-annual commercial Environmental Times newsletter on an ongoing basis.
• Fullerton webpage, including service day map.
• Up to twelve (more if needed) Community Meetings in advance of conversion.

EDCO will actively collaborate with the City on the public education strategy and the development of materials to support roll-out of new collection services. EDCO will also create, publish and distribute set-out correction notices during the term of the Agreement.

EDCO will staff a booth at local public events and distribute promotional and educational materials, similar to those attached to this submittal.

EDCO will also provide multi-lingual public education and currently provides a significant number of bi-lingual educational materials throughout Southern California.

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status of the City’s solid waste management program that is suitable to use as a billing insert or social media post.

Transfer and Processing Facility
EDCO Recycling & Transfer (ER&T), opened in 2012 and will serve as a transfer and processing facility for the City of Fullerton. The facility is located at 2755 California Avenue, Signal Hill, CA. The facility may process or transfer organic waste, commingled recyclables, and mixed construction and demolition waste.

ER&T represents one of the newest Material Recovery Facility (MRF) & Transfer Station (TS) in the region. The facility is permitted for up to 2,500 tons per day of municipal solid waste, including organic waste, recycling and residential/commercial and industrial self-haulers.

The facility is permitted to operate up to seven days a week, 24 hours per day. This allows for off hours dumping of materials, the ability to accommodate emergency operating conditions, as well as multiple shifts to process recycling materials. In turn, this also allows for off-peak hour truck movements into the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles for shipping of sorted recyclable commodities.

The facility has a public self-haul area, a Buyback Center, a dedicated Public Education Room and a Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility. EDCO will make the Public Education Room available to the City of Fullerton for tours, meetings, etc. The room has hosted industry tours, special events and community functions, including but limited to the following:
• Solid Waste Association North America (SWANA) field tour • Chamber of Commerce events
• The Beekeeper Club regular meetings
• The Long Beach Junior Marching Band regular practices • Long Beach Local Board Meetings
• Boy Scouts & Girls Scouts
• St. Cornelius School Green Team
As part of this proposal, EDCO will provide guaranteed diversion capacity to the City of Fullerton at ER&T for the life of the Agreement.

The security of having long term access to a facility provides the City of Fullerton with the ability to effectively achieve increased diversion mandates over the term of the Agreement.

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As an added benefit to the City of Fullerton, EDCO will transfer commercial organics to the high solids Anaerobic Digester (AD) at Escondido Resource Recovery and provide SB 1383 Procurement credits for every ton converted to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

The AD facility is permitted to accept and process 186,000 tons of material per year through up to four digester tanks, the first two of which are currently operational and the second two are under construction and anticipated to be fully operational in Summer, 2026. The expansion of the facility was supported in part by a $10,000,000 Organics Grant from Cal Recycle.

Anaerobic Digestion is the natural process in which microorganisms break down organic materials such as food waste, green waste, fats, oils and greases. Anaerobic digestion happens in closed spaces where there is no air.

Biogas is generated during anaerobic digestion. Biogas is mostly methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), with very small amounts of water vapor and other gases. The carbon dioxide and other gases can be removed, leaving only the methane. Methane is the primary component of natural gas.

The methane is then captured, upgraded into 100% Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), tracked for Federal/State reporting purposes and then injected into the pipeline that allows for the benefits to be allocated to power a portion of our City of Fullerton fleet and secure SB 1383 credit.

As such, EDCO and the City will be mutually incentivized to increase commercial organics participation as the material will feed the AD system and the City will receive corresponding SB 1383 Procurement credits. A video overview of this facility is available at https://youtu.be/XkpHZZAIBAo.

Residential organics will be processed and transferred to a permitted facility including but not limited to, the County of Orange Alpha Olinda site has guaranteed long term organics capacity for all Orange County communities starting on July 1, 2026.

Commingled recycling will be processed on site, transferred to another site such as Escondido Resource Recovery or direct driven to another facility. In any scenario, EDCO Recovery & Transfer offers the ability to provide guaranteed capacity for commingled recycling to the City of Fullerton as either a primary, supplemental or backup facility.

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ERR commenced operations on June 30, 2017, replacing the previous recycling facility that had opened in 2002 and operated for fifteen years.

This 70,000-square foot facility can process 100,000 pounds of commingled recycling per hour using a series of screens, magnets, highspeed optic scanners, conveyors and EDCO personnel to separate mixed loads of recyclable material. In addition, the facility was recently awarded a $4,839,000 Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant from CalRecycle for additional enhancements that will be completed in 2026, thus providing an outstanding backup solution for the City of Fullerton. A video overview of this facility is available at https://youtu.be/SR5XLZqv0hA.

Alternative Disposal Site
In the event the City elects to discontinue participation in a waste disposal agreement with the County of Orange, the alternative disposal site will be EDCO Recycling and Transfer (ER&T). ER&T offers the ability to transfer solid waste to Salton City Landfill, 935 West Highway 86, Salton City, CA.

The site is owned by the County of Imperial and operated by Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. EDCO has full access to the site. The site is fully permitted for up to 6,000 tons per day and as of this writing has an estimated 59,000,000 cubic yards of remaining capacity.

Reporting
EDCO will provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as required in the RFP, including tonnage hauled and diverted, hauler-customer compliance (AB 341, AB 1826, SB 1383), and gross revenues and receipts.

EDCO has extensive experience preparing and submitting reports using City-designated software, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and reliability.

Reporting can also be expanded to include additional services or compliance metrics as requested.

Additional details regarding EDCO’s support for SB 1383 compliance, including specialized reporting and program assistance, are provided later in this proposal.

Bin Inventory
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list will be kept up to date at all times and provided to the City upon request and included with each monthly, quarterly and annual report.

Disaster Preparedness
EDCO will assist the City in the development of a waste mitigation emergency plan to address any human or natural disaster. Should the need for emergency services arise, EDCO has the resources to serve under any operating condition and can provide emergency services up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if needed.

In the event of a Fullerton-specific or countywide emergency requiring special services or equipment beyond the scope of this RFP, EDCO is fully prepared to respond. The company also has the resources to expedite hundreds of roll-off box deliveries, exchanges, and removals to support relief efforts for any disaster.

EDCO’s approach includes contingency plans, cross-trained personnel, backup equipment, and coordinated communication protocols to maintain service reliability. EDCO’s website has been used during emergencies to notify customers of service disruptions, supported by daily press releases, ensuring effective communication under any circumstances. EDCO will also provide the City with after-hours, 24-hour emergency contact information to support ongoing coordination.

Safety and Employee Training
A key to the success of EDCO collection, processing and transport operations material handling facilities is the culture of safety within the entire organization. Key elements of this process have included, but are not limited to:
• EDCO invests in a Safety & Environmental Compliance Manager.

This position is staffed by Ricardo Osunabaez, who is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), and also is certified in Hazardous Materials Transportation, Hazardous Material
Incident, Accident Seminar Advanced and has completed OSHA’s 30-hour training; General Industry, Safety & Health.

Mr. Osunabaez visits all locations on a regular basis and is in constant electronic communication with all Operations
Management. In addition, as a demonstration of EDCO’s
commitment to a safe operating culture, he reports directly to the company’s Chief Administrative Officer.

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• All EDCO safety incidents are filed electronically on EDCO’s internal web site within two hours by Field Supervisors, with copies immediately distributed to the respective General Manager, the Director of Operations as well as the Director of Human Resources, the Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager, CAO and the President. This increased awareness and visibility has resulted in a significant reduction in injuries. • Twice Annual Driver Training courses are conducted by an outside safety consultant comprised of former law enforcement individuals.
• Quarterly Single Subject Driver Safety presentations are conducted by outside safety consultant comprised of former law enforcement individuals.
• EDCO conducts documented monthly safety meetings at every operational level of the company in compliance with the company’s Injury & Illness Prevention program (IIPP).
• EDCO invests in bilingual safety videos that are shown monthly at all locations on a variety of subjects.
• EDCO has a Safety Incentive Program for all operations personnel that creates a financial reward for every six consecutive months without an accident or injury. In addition, EDCO also provides a consecutive year bonus without an accident or injury.
• EDCO invests in four-way recording cameras on all collection vehicles to enhance driver visibility and safely navigate through challenging areas.
• EDCO invests in recording cameras at all facilities, including the Administrative & Vehicle Terminal and EDCO Recycling & Transfer • EDCO invests in personal communication devices for all Field Supervisors that includes high resolution photographic
capabilities for identifying potential situations.
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Driver Assistance System (ADAS) custom-engineered exclusively for the refuse and recycling industry. Named ADAM (Advanced Driver Assist Module), the system will deliver 360-degree protection that enhances driver awareness and reduces the risk of accidents in high-traffic, high-risk work zones.

Per California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 3203, EDCO has developed an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) which describes specific requirements for program responsibility, compliance, communication, hazard assessment, accident/exposure investigations, hazard correction, training, and record keeping. EDCO’s IIPP is included in this submittal in Section VI- Miscellaneous Documents.

The IIPP outlines the commitment EDCO has made to safe operating practices and tasks the Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager and each Facility Director with a number of responsibilities, including but not limited to, the following:

1. Advise the Executive Management team on environmental compliance and health & safety (EHS) issues and make
recommendations for resolution.

2. Develop new/revised EHS policies, and codes of safe work practices as required. Prepare and distribute the Company guidelines, policies and procedures on safety and health issues.

3. Evaluate hazard condition reports presented by employees and provide recommendations. Plan, organize and coordinate safety meetings and job-specific training for new hires, transferred or reassigned employees.

4. Arrange for safety and health inspections and follow up for all EDCO locations to ensure necessary corrective actions are completed.

5. Review all work-related Incident Reports that occur on EDCO or customer property.

6. Establish, conduct and maintain an injury/illness/accident report and investigation procedure.

7. Review property, vehicle and injury and illness trends.

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8. Establish a system for maintaining records of inspection, hazard abatement and training.

9. Advise employees, supervisors, and managers in periodic inspections of general work areas and specific workstations.

10. Serve as liaison with governmental agencies and write reports, as required. Conduct annual safety program audits.

11. Maintain current information on local, state and federal safety and health regulations.

12. Assist supervisors in conducting workplace hazard assessments to identify, evaluate, and correct hazards.

13. Provide training and technical assistance to managers and supervisors on implementation of the company safety manual.

14. Review, update and evaluate the overall effectiveness of the IIPP.

EDCO provides training to all new and existing employees upon establishment or revision of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

New employees are provided with initial training upon hiring and prior to assignment.

Managers and Supervisors are trained on job-specific hazards and safe work practices in their areas of responsibility. This training is provided by equipment manufacturers, the Safety Manager or a Safety Consultant.

Training topics include general area safety training, specific assignment or job safety class training, potential occupational safety and health hazards, and the Code of Safe Work Practices for the area. Training documentation consists of quizzes and a dated master sign-in sheet which is maintained by departmental managers and Safety Director, depending on the training performed.
• Injury and Illness Prevention
• Hazard Communication Program
• Emergency Action Plan
• Fire Prevention Program
• Violence in the Workplace
• Drug and Alcohol Policy
• Sexual Harassment
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• Ergonomics –Safe Lifting
EDCO employees are trained prior to working with unique equipment or processes requiring specialized training. This training includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Truck Defensive Driving
• Forklift / Bobcat Safety
• Welding and Grinding Operations
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Lockout/Tag-out
• Spray Painting Procedures
• Respiratory Protection
• Biological Safety
• Confined Space Entry
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SAFETY RECORD
EDCO provides the following safety record documentation for the last five years:
• Disclosures in the last 5 years from Government agencies • Attestation of no pending litigation on services performed • Workers Compensation Experience Modification Rate 2020-2024 / Average is 99.2 • OSHA 300A forms 2020-2024
EDCO lists the following disciplinary or investigative action, including audits, in the past five (5) years conducted by any professional body or local, state, or federal branch of government. • December 2022 – EDCO entered into a Settlement Agreement with the California Air Resources Board for alleged violations in 2018 related to the Truck and Bus rule and paid $12,500 without admitting fault.
• December 2023 – EDCO entered into a Settlement Agreement with the San Diego Air Pollution Control District for operation of a generator in excess of 50 horsepower without a permit and paid a $1,000 penalty
• October 2025 – San Diego Air Pollution Control District violation issued for operating a permitted welding operation and exceeding the welding material limit of 2,400 pounds in any consecutive 12 month period by 179 pounds. No final resolution as of this writing. • November 2021 – Cal OSHA investigation resulting from a bin movement that pinched the top of finger and was amputated. Settled
• February 2025 – Cal OSHA investigation resulting from a hydraulic hose on a loader striking an employee. No final resolution as of this writing. • March 2025 – Cal OSHA investigation resulting from a failure to tie-off while working from the elevated basket of a telescopic boom lift. No final resolution as of this writing. • August 2025 – Cal OSHA investigation resulting from a failure to properly implement Lock Out Tag Out procedures while cleaning a recycling belt. No final resolution as of this writing.

EDCO has no litigation, pending or final, that it is a party that is related or similar to the services being solicited in the past five (5) years. EDCO believes this inquiry does not pertain to auto or property damage claims covered elsewhere in this document.

Experience Modification Rate (EMR) 2020
Experience Modification Rate (EMR) 2021
Experience Modification Rate (EMR) 2022
Experience Modification Rate (EMR) 2023
Experience Modification Rate (EMR) 2024

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OWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL RECORDS
EDCO Disposal Corporation is the full legal name of the proposer and was incorporated on March 27, 1967, in the State of California. EDCO Disposal Corporation has been organized and doing business under this legal structure for over 58 years and is owned by the Edward Burr 2006 Legacy Exempt Trust and the Sandra Burr 2006 Grantor Exempt Trust.

As summarized in the following statements, EDCO has sufficient financial resources and stability, demonstrated in historical performance and secure on-going operations and cash flows, to fully perform the scope of services for Solid Waste Management Services for the City of Fullerton. • EDCO Disposal Corporation maintains audited financial statements. • Proposed gross revenues for the City of Fullerton Franchise Agreement, including all City fees, represent less than 5% of annual revenues from the most recently completed fiscal year for EDCO Disposal Corporation and its affiliated entities.

EDCO has a long history of consistent growth and financial success, as well as a policy of supporting local vendors and re-investing in its assets and employees. EDCO has secured numerous credit facilities that also include long term, tax-free bond financing.

EDCO will utilize its extensive senior credit facility to invest in all new equipment associated with the scope of work in the City of Fullerton. Included in this credit facility is the December 2024 issuance by the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) Revenue Bonds in the amount of $73,500,000. Additional capacity remains available for investment in new collection vehicles, automated carts and other capital requirements.

Credit terms with customers result in accounts receivable turnover in less than forty-five days while payment terms with vendors result in accounts payable turnover in less than forty-five days. EDCO enjoys a solid reputation in financial markets as well as with vendors.

In order to provide supporting documentation on its financial ability, EDCO is presenting the following:

1. Representations from Green Hasson & Janks of Los Angeles, CA, which has served as EDCO’s auditors since 1967.

2. Representations from Wells Fargo Bank, which has served as EDCO’s agent bank since 1996, and which has provided numerous credit facilities.

3. Representations from C3 Risk & Insurance Services, which has provided insurance services to EDCO since 2020.

4. Representations from Humphreys Law, EDCO’s legal firm, outlining options for financial statement review by City staff and/or its consultant at a third-party location.

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As noted in the Humphreys correspondence, should it be necessary EDCO is willing to provide financial statements for third party review in a manner that provides the City information deemed necessary and also maintains strict confidentiality for the privately held company. EDCO is also open to other alternative solutions to protect the confidential nature of the financial statements.

Three Generations of Family Owned & Operated EDCO
Founder Ed Burr (center), Board of Director Cole Burr (left) and Board of Director John Snyder (right) AUDIT
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ASSURANCE
www.ghjadvisors.com 700 S. Flower St., Suite 3300
Los Angeles, CA 90017 310.873.1600
November 10, 2025
Re: Request for Proposal
To Whom It May Concern:

EDCO and its related companies have been our client since 1967. During that period, we have seen substantial financial growth and success in the corporations. We have performed certified audits every year and have always issued non-qualified opinions.

EDCO and its related companies comprise one of the largest privately owned disposal companies in the United States. The companies are leaders in Southern California with automated collection, recycling processing, transfer and transport operations.

Since we have been associated with the companies, we have not become aware of any breach of their contracts and franchise agreements. They have not defaulted on a loan and have a strong credit rating with vendors, suppliers, banks and other people in the business community. They are current with their liabilities, purchases commitments, payroll and taxes.

The companies have maintained significant cash reserves and we are not aware of any limitations or restrictions on their cash balances.

EDCO and its related companies have the financial strength and expertise to fulfill all contractual obligations associated with any municipal project.

If you have any questions, I may be reached at (310) 873-1641.

Sincerely,
Satpal Nagpal, CPA, MBA
Partner

November 11, 2025
RE: Request for Proposal Qualification
To Whom It May Concern,
We are pleased to confirm that we have known and worked with EDCO Disposal Corporation and its related companies since 2008. During that period, we have known EDCO, we have seen substantial growth and success in the corporations. Over the years, we have maintained a professional relationship with their organization and have consistently found them to be responsive, reliable, and highly professional in all interactions. We have provided a comprehensive insurance program for EDCO that meets or exceeds coverage normally carried by similar firms.

EDCO and its related companies comprise of one of the largest privately owned disposal companies in the United States. The companies are leaders in Southern California with automated collection, recycling processing, transfer and transport operations.

Since we have been associated with the companies, they have never breached any of their contracts or franchise agreements. They have never defaulted on a loan and have strong credit ratings with vendors, suppliers, banks, insurance carriers and other people in the business community. They are also current with all their liabilities, purchase commitments, payroll and taxes.

The companies have always maintained significant cash reserves and there are no limitations or restrictions on their cash balances.

EDCO and its related companies have the financial strength and expertise to fulfill all contractual obligations associated with any municipal projects.

Please feel free to contact us should you require any additional information.

Sincerely,
Gabriel Erle
President
C3 Risk & Insurance Services
[email protected]
916.995.3629
November 10, 2025
Re: Request for Proposal (RFP) #2526-RFP-003 Solid Waste Management Services To Whom It May Concern:

We have been asked by our client EDCO to respond to the requirement (in the abovereferenced RFP) that EDCO may be asked to provide financial statements, and to suggest alternative, mutually acceptable arrangements for the review of EDCO's financial information.

As you know, the RFP asks the bidder to “Be prepared to make available for review (within 5-days of City request) financial reports describing the fiscal health and wellbeing of the firm, references (name, phone number and address) of banking representatives, and a recent audit of firm accounting practices and financial records”. Because EDCO is a privately-held company which has not previously disseminated its financial statement to the general public, it has concerns about providing its financial statements to the City of Fullerton (the “City”) due to the possibility that such documents may become part of the public record. This letter explains why such financial statements are confidential, proprietary documents and proposes alternative means of making EDCO’s financial statements available if the City determines it is necessary to review them.

Cal. Canst. Art I, §1creates a privacy right with respect to a person's confidential financial affairs. See City of Carmel-by-the-Sea v. Young (1970) 2 Cal.3d 259,268, 85 Cal.Rptr. 1; Harris v. Superior Court (1992) 3 Cai.App.4th 661, 664-65, 4 Cal.Rptr. 564, 567. This right protects against invasions by private citizens as well as by the State. Britt v. Superior Court (1978) 20 Cal. 3d 844, 143, Cal.Rptr. 695; Vinson v. Superior Court (1987) 43 Cap.3d 833, 841, 239 Cai.Rptr. 292, 298. Moreover, this constitutional privacy right has been held to apply to closely-held (i.e., nonpublic) corporations such as EDCO. See Schnabel v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 704, 718, 21 Cai.Rptr.2d 200, 208 (court must consider closely held corporation's right of privacy when discovery of corporate records is sought).

Because EDCO is a closely-held corporation that has not previously disclosed its financial information to the general public, its certified financial statements are protected by this constitutional right of privacy. Further, if such records are provided to the City, with the RFP, the City arguably would have to make them available to the public pursuant to the Public Records Act. Thus, it is conceivable that EDCO's competitors could then obtain this sensitive business information from the City and use it to unfairly compete with EDCO.

Consequently, EDCO should not be required to provide the City with copies of its financial statements.

To alleviate its confidentiality concerns while still providing all information deemed necessary by the City, EDCO offers to make its most recent fiscal year financial statement available in my office (or at the office of an independent accounting firm selected by the City) if the City determines it is necessary to review them. In addition, EDCO is willing to consider other alternative solutions the City may have.

Please contact me at the number listed in the footer below if you wish to discuss the matter further.

Very truly yours,
Chris Humphreys
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INSURANCE
The table below provides a list of insurance held by EDCO. The contact person for each insurance policy is Jamie Reid of C3 insurance. The attached spreadsheet provides a list of paid claims for the past five (5) years.

Policy Description Carrier Coverage Limit
Workers Compensation Travelers $1,000,000
General Liability Everest $2,000,000 Aggregate
Auto Liability Everest $2,000,000
Excess Liability Multiple Carriers $165,000,000
Property Coverage Multiple Carriers $70,000,000
Errors & Omissions Fortega Specialty $4,000,000 Aggregate Machinery Travelers $30,000,000
Crime Travelers $1,000,000
Cyber Liability Ace American $5,000,000
Vehicles & Equipment Federal Insurance $8,960,500
Directors & Officers Harco National $2,000,000
Employment Practices
Liability
Harco National $1,000,000
Fiduciary Liability Harco National $1,000,000
Heavy Equipment Burlington Insurance $1,828,332
Pollution Ace American $1,000,000
Pollution Mt. Hawley Insurance $4,000,000 Aggregate
Pollution Tokio Marine $10,000,000 Aggregate
Insured Name Incident Date Claimant Type Desc Total Paid EDCO Disposal Corporation 02/07/2020 Bodily Injury $19,200.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 02/11/2020 Bodily Injury $8,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/11/2020 Bodily Injury $135,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/31/2020 Bodily Injury $55,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 01/13/2021 Bodily Injury $20,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/18/2021 Bodily Injury $20,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/19/2021 Property Damage $83,043.69 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/29/2021 Bodily Injury $4,500.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 05/05/2021 Property Damage $7,754.95 EDCO Disposal Corporation 06/17/2021 Bodily Injury $33,136.34 EDCO Disposal Corporation 06/17/2021 Bodily Injury $210,923.40 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/08/2021 Bodily Injury $48,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/09/2021 Bodily Injury $9,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/12/2021 Bodily Injury $1,900,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/22/2021 Bodily Injury $15,854.83 EDCO Disposal Corporation 08/03/2021 Bodily Injury $4,510.28 EDCO Disposal Corporation 08/12/2021 Bodily Injury $365,966.31 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/14/2021 Property Damage $53,181.60 EDCO Disposal Corporation 10/08/2021 Bodily Injury $52,628.24 EDCO Disposal Corporation 12/30/2021 Bodily Injury $73,101.18 EDCO Disposal Corporation 12/30/2021 Property Damage $8,568.33 EDCO Disposal Corporation 12/30/2021 Bodily Injury $385,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 01/12/2022 Bodily Injury $17,949.65 EDCO Disposal Corporation 02/17/2022 Property Damage $3,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/28/2022 Bodily Injury $1,500.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/28/2022 Bodily Injury $56,282.66 EDCO Disposal Corporation 04/01/2022 Property Damage $4,674.23 EDCO Disposal Corporation 04/01/2022 Property Damage $7,750.43 EDCO Disposal Corporation 05/10/2022 Bodily Injury $30,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 06/29/2022 Property Damage $43,210.08 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/06/2022 Property Damage $1,338.28 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/06/2022 Property Damage $6,895.47 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/18/2022 Bodily Injury $12,627.91 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/26/2022 Property Damage $20,347.35 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/26/2022 Property Damage $8,695.85 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/27/2022 Property Damage $26,942.45 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/27/2022 Bodily Injury $56,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/07/2022 Property Damage $6,721.35 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/07/2022 Bodily Injury $5,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/28/2022 Bodily Injury $661.38 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/28/2022 Bodily Injury $12,136.87 EDCO Disposal Corporation 12/19/2022 Bodily Injury $11,609.39 EDCO Disposal Corporation 01/10/2023 Property Damage $6,395.28 EDCO Disposal Corporation 01/30/2023 Bodily Injury $11,405.62 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/10/2023 Bodily Injury $1,000,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/15/2023 Property Damage $21,049.89 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/15/2023 Bodily Injury $20,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 03/15/2023 Bodily Injury $30,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 06/12/2023 Bodily Injury $101,838.28 EDCO Disposal Corporation 06/28/2023 Bodily Injury $9,428.53 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/13/2023 Bodily Injury $140,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/20/2023 Bodily Injury $23,615.95 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/28/2023 Bodily Injury $619,764.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 08/22/2023 Property Damage $7,377.24 EDCO Disposal Corporation 08/29/2023 Bodily Injury $7,284.82 EDCO Disposal Corporation 08/30/2023 Bodily Injury $46,272.32 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/18/2023 Bodily Injury $8,387.28 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/01/2023 Property Damage $3,355.19 EDCO Disposal Corporation 01/11/2024 Property Damage $10,026.38 EDCO Disposal Corporation 05/02/2024 Property Damage $3,256.46 EDCO Disposal Corporation 06/24/2024 Property Damage $12,670.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/24/2024 Bodily Injury $10,650.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 07/24/2024 Bodily Injury $703.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/02/2024 Property Damage $1,481.11 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/02/2024 Property Damage $6,307.36 EDCO Disposal Corporation 09/24/2024 Property Damage $8,198.88 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/13/2024 Bodily Injury $3,010.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 11/13/2024 Property Damage $5,209.11 EDCO Disposal Corporation 12/18/2024 Property Damage $6,514.63 EDCO Disposal Corporation 12/22/2024 Property Damage $8,000.00 EDCO Disposal Corporation 01/06/2025 Property Damage $2,144.98 On the Road to Zero Waste
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REFERENCES
Having operated for 58 years, EDCO has built a tremendous local presence and embraces giving back to the community. EDCO serves 2 jurisdictions in Orange County. In addition, the company is the exclusive waste and recycling service provider for 6 cities in Los Angeles County and 12 cities in San Diego County as well as serving as a Non-Exclusive Collector in the City of San Diego and County of San Diego.

EDCO serves the following jurisdictions in Orange County:
• City of Buena Park – Exclusive for all services
• City of La Palma – Exclusive for all services
EDCO serves the following jurisdictions in Los Angeles County:
• City of La Mirada – Exclusive for all services
• City of Lakewood – Exclusive for all services
• City of Long Beach – Non-Exclusive for commercial
• City of Signal Hill – Exclusive for all services
• City of El Segundo – Exclusive for residential / Non-Exclusive for commercial
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes – Exclusive for residential / NonExclusive for commercial EDCO serves the following jurisdiction in San Diego County:
• City of Coronado – Exclusive for all services
• City of Encinitas – Exclusive for all services
• City of Escondido – Exclusive for all services
• City of El Cajon – Exclusive for all services
• City of Imperial Beach – Exclusive for all services
• City of La Mesa – Exclusive for all services
• City of Lemon Grove – Exclusive for all services
• City of National City - Exclusive for all services
• City of Poway - Exclusive for all services
• City of San Diego – Non-Exclusive for commercial
• City of San Marcos - Exclusive for all services
• City of Solana Beach - Exclusive for all services
• City of Vista - Exclusive for all services
• County of San Diego – Non-Exclusive for residential and commercial
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On the following two charts, please find a list of jurisdictions EDCO services, including a basic overview of services and a detailed chart with contact references for each jurisdiction.

As an attachment to this submittal please find numerous Letter of References on EDCO from a number of Southern California municipalities. EDCO believes these representations provide a detailed, diverse and professional assessment of the commitment the organization has consistently demonstrated over the last 58 years to providing superior customer service.

City of Buena
Park
City of
Coronado City of Del Mar City of El Cajon City of El Segundo City of
Encinitas
City of
Escondido
City of Imperial
Beach City of La Mesa City of La Mirada
City of La
Palma
City of
Lakewood
City of Lemon
Grove
City of Long
Beach
City of National
City
City of Poway City of Rancho
Palos Verdes
City of San
Diego
City of San
Marcos
City of Signal
Hill
City of Solana
Beach City of Vista County of San
Diego
Legend:

Residential Collection:

Automated
Trash
Automated
Commingled
Recycling
Automated
Yard Waste
Electronic
Waste
Universal
Waste
Household
Hazardous
Waste (HHW)
Trash
Commingled
Recycling
Industrial Trash
& Recycling
Commercial & Multi-Family Collection:

Automated
Organics
Recycling
Community Waste Collection & Recycling Services Provided by EDCO Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1976, 10-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1974, 4-Yr. Term
Res. Excl. Franchise
Est. 2019, 7-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 2021, 20-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 2022, 10-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1990, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1971, 8-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 2000, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1967, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 2009, 9-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1976, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 2003, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1973, 5-Yr. Term
Non-Excl. Franchise
Est. 1986, 10-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1975, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1985, 5-Yr. Term
Res. Excl. Franchise
Est. 2010, 7-Yr. Term
Non-Excl. Franchise
Est. 1998, 7-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1964, 5-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1989, 15-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1993, 4-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1997, 10-Yr. Term
Exclusive Franchise
Est. 1963, 5-Yr. Term
Organics
Recycling
CITY CONTACT TITLE ADDRESS Phone # EMAIL
City of Buena
Park Aaron France City Manager 6650 Beech Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90622 714‐562‐3554 [email protected] City of Coronado Leon P. Firsht Director of Public
Services
1300 First St.

Coronado, CA 92118 619-522-2652 [email protected]
City of Del Mar Clem Brown Assistant City Manager 1050 Camino Del Mar. Del Mar, CA 92014 858-375-9524 [email protected]
City of El Cajon Graham
Mitchell City Manager 200 Civic Center WayEl Cajon, CA 92020 619-441-1716 [email protected] City of El
Segundo Elias Sassoon Public Works Director 350 Main St. El Segundo, CA 90245 310-524-2356 [email protected] City of Encinitas Erik Steenblock Environmental Programs Manager
160 Calle Magdalena,
Encinitas, CA 92024 760-943-2108 [email protected] City of Escondido Christopher
McKinney Deputy City Manager 201 N. BroadwayEscondido, CA 92025 760-839-4361 [email protected] City of Imperial
Beach Chris Helmer Assistant Public Works Manager
825 Imperial Beach Blvd.

Imperial Beach, CA 91932 619-628-1370 [email protected] City of La Mesa Gregory
Humora City Manager 8130 Allison AvenueLa Mesa, CA 91941 619-667-1311 [email protected] City of La Mirada Marlin Munoz Public Works Manager 15515 Phoebe Ave, La Mirada, CA 90638 562‐902‐2372 [email protected] City of La Palma Mike Egan Interm City Manager 7822 Walker Street La Palma, CA 90623 714-690-3300 [email protected] City of Lakewood Kelli Pickler Public Works Director 5050 N. Clark Avenue Lakewood, CA 90712
562-866-9771 ext.
2501 [email protected]
City of Lemon
Grove Lydia Romero City Manager 3232 Main StreetLemon Grove, CA 91945 619‐825‐3800 [email protected] City of Long
Beach Erin Rowland Waste Diversion /
Recycling Officer
2929 East Willow Street
Long Beach, CA 90806 562‐570‐2851 [email protected] City of National
City Scott Huth Interim City Manager 1243 National City Blvd. National City, CA 91950 619‐336‐4523 [email protected] City of Poway Eric Heidemann Public Works Director 14467 Lake Poway Road Poway, CA 92064 858‐668‐4716 [email protected]
City of Rancho
Palos Verdes Ramzi Awwad Director of Public Works
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho
Palos Verdes, CA 90275 310-544-5275 [email protected]
City of San Diego Kirby Brady Interim Director 9601 Ridgehaven Court San Diego, CA 92123 858-868-1571 [email protected]
County of San
Diego Eric Wolff Solid Waste Planning & Recycling
5510 Overland Ave., # 210, MS
0350 San Diego, CA 92123 858‐694‐2468 [email protected] City of San
Marcos
Michelle
Bender City Manager 1 Civic Center DriveSan Marcos, CA 92078 760-744-1050 ext.
3431 [email protected]
City of Signal Hill Carlo Tomaino City Manager 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90806 562‐989-7302 [email protected] City of Solana
Beach Dan King Assistant City Manager 635 S. Highway 101Solana Beach, CA 92075 858‐720‐2477 [email protected] City of Vista Chris Arce Public Works Director P.O. Box 1988 Vista, CA 92085 760-639-6177 [email protected]
EDCO Reference List
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DISPOSAL & PROCESSING FACILITY

CAPACITY
EDCO Recycling & Transfer (ER&T) will serve as the transfer and processing facility for the City of Fullerton. The facility is located at 2755 California Avenue, Signal Hill, CA.

EDCO Recycling & Transfer is owned and operated by EDCO Transport Services, LLC, a related company to EDCO Disposal Corporation.

When ER&T opened in 2012, it became EDCO’s tenth solid waste facility operated by the company. The addition of this facility increased EDCO’s combined permitted Southern California processing and transfer capacity to over 4,000,000 tons per year. With its capacity of 2,500 tons per day, EDCO has guaranteed disposal capacity for the cities it serves in the region and will offer the same guaranteed capacity to the City of Fullerton for the life of the Agreement. This facility ensures the City can meet SB 1383 facility capacity requirements. Given the continual need to increase diversion, EDCO believes this offers significant, long-term value to the City.

While EDCO may pursue use of other sites, ER&T serves as a tremendous resource for guaranteed capacity as well as secondary and supplemental to ensure the City of Fullerton is complaint with SB 1383.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
EDCO is an active, engaged community partner that is strongly committed to re-investing in communities it serves. EDCO personnel have served in leadership roles in service organizations, Chambers, youth activities and are well respected civic leaders. This includes serving as Chair of capital campaigns for hospitals and Boys and Girls Clubs.

As validated by the Cities we currently serve, EDCO will extend this same level of commitment and service to the City of Fullerton on a sustainable basis. Examples of our ongoing community involvement in La Mirada, Buena Park, and La Palma are summarized below. Additional examples of our community initiatives for all the cities we serve can be provided upon request.

Buena Park
• Board Member of Directors Chamber of Commerce
• Major sponsor Summer Concerts Series
• Special Recognition Award City of Buena Park Cultural and Fine Arts
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• Recipient Laureate of the Arts Award Fine Arts Commission • Annual Spring Eggstravaganza
• Gold Sponsor the Buena Park / La Palma Golf Classic
• Board Member, Boys & Girls Club of Buena Park
• Buena Park Beautification & Environmental Commission
• Speech and Language Development Center
• American Little League
• Annual Buena Park Volunteer Recognition Day
• Buena Park Youth Football League
• Buena Park Neighborhood Improvement Task Force
• Gold Sponsor Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
• Candy Caneland and Craft Fair
• Buena Park goes to College
La Palma
• Corporate Connection Member
• Former Board of Directors La Palma Foundation
• Former President La Palma Chamber of Commerce
• Gold Sponsor the Buena Park / La Palma Golf Classic
• Continental Little League
• Corporate Connection Partner
• La Palma Foundation
• La Palma Neighborhood Watch
La Mirada
• President of the Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce • Major Sponsor Chamber Golf Tournament
• Major Sponsor Fourth of July
• Member, Kiwanis Club
• Major Sponsor, Relay for Life
• La Mirada Community Foundation
• La Mirada Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
As an added benefit, EDCO will also create the EDCO Community Grant Program and invest $25,000 annually for community groups to receive funds as allocated by the City Council. EDCO will provide this funding at the start of every contract year for the term of the Agreement.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE
The foundation of the EDCO proposal for services is the ongoing commitment of the entire company to provide superior customer service to the City of Fullerton. As a three generation, family owned and operated company, EDCO has always taken a great deal of pride in the relationships that have been built with our customers in serving their waste and recycling collection needs.

EDCO will be responsible for ensuring that all staff and customer service representatives maintain a professional and courteous demeanor in all employee interactions with customers. EDCO will ensure that Fullerton staff are consistently treated courteously and are presented with timely, responsive and thorough solutions to requests for information.

EDCO will consistently provide superior customer service to the community and City staff by demonstrating our “We’ll Take Care of It” approach in all our communications and actions. EDCO will meet monthly or as much as desired to discuss compliance with the customer service standards denoted in the Agreement.

EDCO is committed to establishing a local office in the City of Fullerton by the start of the Agreement. This local office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, staffed by at least one EDCO representative who can answer questions and accept in-person payments. The office will be supported by the Buena Park and Signal Hill call centers as the lines transfer in sequence, ensuring both local accessibility and full call center resources. The Buena Park facility is staffed by one Customer Service Representative and the Signal Hill facility is staffed by up to twelve Customer Service Representatives as well as the Customer Service Manager. These trained professionals work in staggered hours and are strictly dedicated to service functions.

The Fullerton customer service call center will be staffed during regular business hours Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to noon. A local toll-free number will be featured for Fullerton residents. For after hours, an answering machine will be utilized to record all customers inquires or questions and will be reviewed the following morning (except on Sundays). The company telephone number will be prominently placed on all collection vehicles, containers, billing statements, inserts, correspondence, etc. In addition, the ability to correspond via e-mail is also provided through the EDCO website.

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EDCO offers bi-lingual Spanish customer service capabilities, including that of the Director of Operations, Customer Service Manager, Field Supervisors and Environmental Coordinators. In addition, EDCO will provide a bi-lingual Korean speaking customer service representative.

A complete list of key personnel names, titles, phone numbers, and email addressesfor after-hours or 24-hours emergency communication will be distributed when appropriate. EDCO will also provide the City of Fullerton 24-hour numbers for the following individuals:
• Steve South – President & CEO
• Mark Perumean – General Manager
• Jose Zavala – Director of Operations
The Buena Park and Signal Hill locations utilize the Elevate UC Pro cloudbased telephone system which provides comprehensive real-time and historical reporting for all call activity, allowing management to monitor performance and ensure excellent customer service.

Elevate UC Pro is a modern Unified Communications Service (UCaaS) platform that delivers voice, video, chat, and collaboration through the cloud. The system supports both desktop and mobile devices, enabling staff to stay connected from the office, home, or while traveling.

Because Elevate UC Pro is hosted in the cloud, it seamlessly connects all company locations, allowing users to extension-dial and transfer calls between offices as if they were on the same phone network.

The Elevate UC Pro platform includes voicemail-to-email functionality, so users can easily access, view, and play voicemail messages directly from their email inbox. In addition, mobile and remote calling features allow calls to ring simultaneously on desk phones, mobile devices, or softphones, ensuring staff remain reachable wherever they are domiciled.

Customer service information is loaded into the ACS system by EDCO representatives. This system is an integrated service, billing and routing system and is used by a number of public agencies and private service providers. ACS is based in Buena Park and that is the location bills will be mailed from and to for the City of Fullerton. ACS is used for all EDCO operations throughout Southern California. In addition, EDCO and ACS perform water billing for the City of La Palma, including providing the jurisdiction with a direct interface with the system.

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Having an excellent call center is an important strategic asset to EDCO’s image, but also to perpetuating EDCO’s customer relationships. EDCO recognizes the importance of maintaining these relations is to have personal contact at the call center with every customer.

Each EDCO CSR is trained to handle the call personally and professionally while the caller is on the phone. This includes promptly answering the phone, being able to personally address a maximum number of issues without transferring to another operator, providing real time service information and demonstrating a “We’ll Take Care of It” philosophy with every customer.

EDCO’S Customer Service Department is also equipped to handle high volume electronic mail inquires and respond in a timely manner. EDCO invests in a dedicated electronic customer service representative that will respond to all Fullerton inquires that are made through the dedicated EDCO Fullerton Web Page.

In addition, General Managers and Customer Service Managers routinely monitor telephone call centers to personally measure responsiveness of CSR’s. As with all EDCO employees, a detailed annual employee performance review is tied to compensation levels.

As a premium service provider, attracting and retaining excellent people is the foundation of EDCO’s growth. All CSR’s have full benefit packages, including no cost health benefits as well as above average compensation, key reasons for the longevity of all EDCO employees. By retaining valued, trained professionals who are aware of all service aspects of the company, EDCO is able to professionally respond in any situation.

As previously identified, EDCO utilizes the ACS customer information system, a comprehensive billing and routing system. Included in the features of the system are areas for detailed comments and tracking of communications between EDCO and the customer. Reports from the system are typically manually rolled up to produce regular reports for jurisdictions.

As the calls come to the customer service representative, each will have the ability to access information by the customer providing any form of basic information, including their name, address or account number.

Each customer service representative has a terminal with full access into the EDCO billing/routing system and has all information concerning a customer profiled in the system, including name, address, telephone number, service day, specific route(s) involved and a comments section.

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In this manner, a customer service representative handling incoming inquiries can respond to any service request.

Each action produces a work order ticket, which must be closed out daily by the dispatcher after the action is performed, thus providing a check and balance on the process. Tickets not closed out at the end of the day appear the next day on a report for action by the dispatcher, with the Field Supervisors and General Manager monitoring the ticket status on an ongoing basis to identify any areas of concern.

In addition, the system is also integrated with the Container Maintenance Department for repair and replacement of containers. As the call comes in and the CSR enters the information, the Container Maintenance Department responds to the issuance of a ticket in the same manner that the dispatcher does for collection tickets.

Hard copies of all operational actions, such as, disposal tickets and driver tickets are turned in on a daily basis. Information is input within our internal system, sorted in departmental order, chronologically batched, and stored on site. At times were power outages or computer glitches alter our capabilities, EDCO can quickly refer to the hard copies in instances of needed reconciliation or analysis.

As part of this proposal, EDCO will be happy to provide a full demonstration of ACS and its capabilities to the City of Fullerton. In addition, EDCO will provide a detailed tour of the ACS facilities in Buena Park.

EDCO also invests in the Routesmart routing system to optimize route production, as well as RGIS 10 Mapping software. Though the system is a stand-alone system from ACS, the EDCO Route Optimization Manager works directly with his team and Field Supervisors to coordinate enhancements. Direct feedback from customers is often used through Routesmart to make changes.

EDCO’s primary goal as an entity is perpetuation, an objective it achieved by providing superior customer service. These efforts are supported by the fact that, since its founding in 1967, EDCO has never failed to renew a municipal franchise agreement.

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One key to providing superior customer service is to promptly resolve any reasonable complaint in a timely, professional and courteous manner. The foundation of resolving complaints is to empower all employees to solve issues.

As part of the EDCO training program, each customer service representative is provided a master outline of services in each community EDCO serves. This places them in a position to respond to any issue. It should also be noted that EDCO empowers its customer service representatives to make decisions and authorizations in the hope of exceeding customer expectations.

All written Customer complaints and inquiries will be date-stamped when received and all oral customer complaints shall be recorded in a logbook.

Receipt of all complaints shall be acknowledged to the customer within one business day of receipt. EDCO will use best efforts to resolve complaints within two business days and will respond in writing to all complaints within five business days of receipt.

EDCO will log action taken to respond to and remedy the complaint. All customer service records and logs kept by EDCO shall be available to City upon request and the City will have access to EDCO's Customer service department for purposes that may include monitoring the quality of customer service or researching complaints.

In order to effectively track results, EDCO reviews all missed pick-ups by City by route to monitor quality standards of all drivers. The Director of Operations reviews all reported misses on a daily basis and the General Manager of each division reviews all misses on a weekly basis.

All misses brought to the attention of EDCO by noon are collected the same day. Further, EDCO makes ever reasonable attempt to make same day collection regardless of time and circumstances.

Every EDCO General Manager is required to have full knowledge of the ACS computer system, as are Field Supervisors and Field Representatives. This allows EDCO to actively monitor each service request in the ACS system.

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program is the direct involvement of the EDCO General Manager, who is involved in every facet of the operation.

EDCO is a highly engaged company that issues all Directors, Managers and Field Representatives Personal Communication Devices. Electronic mail is typically used to communicate between Customer Service Representatives and these personnel so that real time communications are available to prompt action.

All Drivers are also outfitted with two-way radios for direct communication with Field Supervisors.

In addition, the General Manager, the Director of Operations, the Field Supervisor and the Field Representative are all available to speak to any customer on a daily basis. Should customers not find satisfaction, the President of the company is available to speak with customers on any issue.

EDCO has developed the most comprehensive, localized customeroriented web site in the industry at edcodisposal.com. EDCO will provide a dedicated Fullerton web page for focused information for residents and businesses of the City of Fullerton at no additional charge.

Holiday schedules, program parameters, HHW information, contact information and other valuable update information is available. In addition, the web page features a Pay Your Bill option that gives customers the option to make a one-time payment or to register their account to view, pay and manage their bills online.

The web page also features a collection day map for solid waste and a database of all service days so that by simply entering their address, residents will immediately be informed of their service day through the EDCO Fullerton web page.

Also included are unique pages such as Special Announcements, Special Wastes Info, Source Reduction, etc.

EDCO has also developed an Application (App) for Mobile Devices that provides Residential Customers access to program information including their Collection Days, Holidays, Bulky Pickups, and Recycling Guidelines.

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opposed to lengthy solicitations, EDCO surveys simply ask if the inquiry was processed in a timely manner, if the website was helpful in addressing the inquiry and the opportunity to share any other comments. In addition, the option to sign up for email alerts is provided.

Responses are received throughout the day and include numerous compliments on team members and in turn, internal recognition created. Any issues needing additional attention are sent to the respective Customer Service Manager and/or Director of Operations with a copy to the General Manager. EDCO uses these surveys to ensure continuous process improvement, increasing accountability, awareness, visibility and ensure management stays close to direct customer input.

In addition, EDCO also provides a direct text option to customers, including the City of Fullerton. Text messaging offers customers another convenient way to efficiently communicate questions and requests with a dedicated EDCO electronic customer service representative. This unique EDCO feature provides another, convenient communication option that many customers have come to appreciate.

The text is converted to an email, answered by an EDCO Customer Service Representative and then the email is received back as a text by the customer. EDCO also offer a Pay By Text feature to billed customers through My Online Bill (MOB), a billing provider to EDCO.

To further enhance community engagement, EDCO has an official Instagram account that provides timely updates, recycling and organics education, sustainability tips, and helpful guidance for improving waste diversion at home. Designed to be visually engaging and easily shareable, the platform helps reach younger audiences and increase overall program awareness, complementing EDCO’s established communication channels and supporting the City’s ongoing efforts in promoting sustainable practices.

In an effort to promote sustainability and source reduction EDCO has a video library where residents can explore our newest recycling facilities, learn about food waste recycling and get tips on ways to reduce waste.

In addition, EDCO has developed a waste diversion calculator to help residents determine their weekly diversion percentage.

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donation, home composting, and reducing waste before recycling or disposal.

The Fullerton web page offers the ability to schedule services such as, but not limited to:
• Commence services
• Cart and bin exchanges
• On-call bulky items collection
• Extra solid waste pick-ups
• Request additional trash, recycling and organics carts • Service changes
• Cancellations
• Complaint resolution
Customers will receive a response to their queries within one business day. It is important to note, if the company receives a query during normal business hours EDCO makes every reasonable attempt to respond by the end of the business day.

The site has also been used in emergency response situations to notify customers of issues, such as during emergency fire conditions as daily updates on service disruptions were posted and supported by ongoing daily press releases. As an experienced leader, EDCO is fully capable to respond operationally and effectively communicating to our customers under any circumstances.

RATES AND COSTS
Proposed rates are included in attachment 7.

OPERATION
EDCO has a tremendous track record of consistently performing core operations as demonstrated by the Letters of Reference from jurisdictions throughout Southern California, including the neighboring cities of Buena Park, La Mirada and La Palma. This requires a dedicated team in multiple disciplines, including Operations and Maintenance.

EDCO takes a great deal of pride in maintaining high quality, front line operating equipment. The foundation of this is a number of long-term dedicated team members with tremendous working knowledge of the rolling stock used on a daily basis.

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As part of the Maintenance Program, all EDCO facilities are enrolled in the Biennial Inspection of Terminals Program (BIT) as overseen by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The Carrier Identification number (CA#) is issued exclusively by the CHP as part of their BIT Program and is used as the motor carrier permit number.

It is interesting to note that EDCO operates under CA#93, one of the older motor carrier permits in the State and the 93rd issued (current issuances are in the tens of thousands).

EDCO’s preventative maintenance program is a key element to ensure that all equipment is safe to operate. This applies to all EDCO equipment, both rolling and stationary.

The maintenance shop at each location is responsible for all truck and vehicle maintenance. The proper maintenance of all other equipment is the responsibility of the Department Manager in charge of that particular piece of equipment. Department Managers shall maintain a system whereby all equipment under their control is on a regular preventative maintenance program.

EDCO does not anticipate commingling Fullerton routes with any other City. Although EDCO currently collects three neighboring communities, these routes are fully established, and we do not propose any changes.

In several communities however, EDCO does have commingled routes due to operating conditions. In these areas, we take average weights per cubic yard of each affected load and allocate to each jurisdiction.

For example, if a commingled jurisdiction commercial trash load had an average weight of 90 pounds per cubic yard for trash (total load weight divided by 2000 divided by number of cubic yards collected), EDCO would assign the 90 pounds per cubic yard to the average yardage count from each jurisdiction. It is important to note that EDCO uses a rolling average of three annual weightstudies to determine the average pounds per cubic yard of each stream (trash, recycling and organics) and type of collection (single family residential or bins) for determining the weighted average and limits the application to isolated areas.

Should an unforeseen need arise to commingle routes, EDCO would approach the City with this methodology.

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EXCEPTIONS
EDCO has reviewed the specifications, terms or conditions (including insurance indemnification and/or proposed contract language) stated in this RFP and takes no exceptions.

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SB 1383 COMPLIANCE
SB 1383 is the most significant waste reduction mandate to be adopted in California in the last 30 years. EDCO is fully capable of providing all program elements required by the State regulations including but not limited to the provision of collection services, education, outreach, monitoring and reporting for all properties covered by the regulation.

Education and Outreach
SB 1383 requires jurisdictions to provide education on an annual basis to organic waste generators that are provided organic waste collection services. EDCO proposes to create public education material specific to SB 1383 that includes but are not limited to:
• Requirements on how to properly separate materials in appropriate containers.
• Methods on the prevention of organic waste generation, recycling organic waste on-site and community composting. • Information regarding methane reduction benefits of reducing the landfill disposal of organic waste, and the methods of organic waste recovery the organic waste collection service uses. • Information regarding how to recover organic waste and a list of approved haulers.
• Information related to the public health and safety and environmental impacts associated with the landfill disposal of organic waste.
• Information regarding the programs for the donation of edible food.

In addition to providing education and outreach through print and electronic media, EDCO will also pursue opportunities with generators through workshops, meetings and on-site visits.

Capacity Planning
EDCO’s Director of Communication, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance will assist the City with the Capacity Planning Requirements of SB 1383 including but not limited to:
• Estimating the amount of organic waste in tons that will be disposed by organic waste generators in the City.

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• Identifying the amount in tons of existing organic waste recycling infrastructure capacity, located both in the county and outside of the county, which is verifiably available to the City.
o Verifiably available means that each jurisdiction can demonstrate the available capacity through a contract,
franchise agreement, or other documentation of existing, new, or expanded capacity at a facility, activity, operation, or property that recovers organic waste. A facility permit is not an indication of capacity available to a jurisdiction. • Estimating the amount of new or expanded organic waste recycling facility capacity that is needed to process the organic waste estimated to be disposed by organic waste generators. • Responding to the County’s request for necessary capacity planning information within 120 days.

As part of this proposal, EDCO will provide guaranteed capacity to the City of Fullerton for the life of the Agreement.

Procurement of Organic Waste Products
EDCO will provide compost and mulch to the City for City-managed public landscaping, community giveaway projects, and to local businesses on behalf of the City. Mulch provided by EDCO will comply with the following conditions, or conditions as otherwise specified in 14 CCR Section 18993.1 (f)(4):
i. Meets or exceeds the physical contamination, maximum metal concentration, and pathogen density standards for land
application specified in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(24.5)(A)(1) through (3); and
ii. Was produced at one or more of the following types of Facilities:
a) A Compostable Material Handling Operation or Facility as defined in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(12), that is permitted or authorized under 14 CCR, Division 7, other than a
chipping and grinding operation or facility as defined in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(10);
b) A Transfer/Processing Facility or Transfer/Processing Operation as defined in 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(30) and (31), respectively, that is permitted or authorized under 14 CCR, Division 7; or
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c) A Solid Waste Landfill as defined in PRC Section 40195.1 that is permitted under 27 CCR, Division 2.

EDCO shall maintain records of the amount of compost and mulch provided and shall report this information to the City on an annual basis, or more frequently upon City request.

It is important to mention that EDCO collection trucks are fueled with California derived RNG, though not SB 1383 qualified. The company will utilize SB 1383 compliant Renewable Natural Gas once the product is commercially available.

As an added benefit, EDCO will provide the City of Fullerton with SB 1383 RNG Procurement derived from the Commercial Organics stream at the AD facility. The higher the participation, the higher the procurement benefit will be realized by the City of Fullerton.

Reporting
EDCO developed a Data Base dedicated to the record keeping requirements of SB 1383. The development of this system will assist the City of Fullerton maintain all the required information for the Implementation Record in a central location. As an additional enhancement, EDCO will provide the City of Fullerton with access to the SB 1383 reporting platform at no additional charge.

EDCO’s Director of Communication, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance will work directly with the City of Fullerton to ensure the City receives required information in a timely manner. In addition, the Director of Communication, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance will work as a liaison between the City of Fullerton and CalRecycle for the annual conference call, site visits, Compliance Evaluations and preparation of the Electronic Annual Report (EAR).

Record Keeping Requirements Included in EDCO’s SB 1383 Platform:
• Complaint Investigation
• Compliance Reviews
• Contamination Minimization
• Edible Food Recovery Program
• Education and Outreach
• Enforceable Mechanisms
• Hauler Program
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• Jurisdictions Inspections and Enforcement
• Organic Waste Service
• Program Descriptions
• Recycle Organic Waste Procurement
• Recycled Paper Procurement
• Waivers
The system parameters have been reviewed by CalRecycle and found to meet the reporting and Implementation Record requirements of SB 1383.

Contamination Monitoring
EDCO invests in dedicated route review collection vehicles that utilize onboard cameras with GPS and optic technology to record the containers serviced. EDCO conducts random route reviews for prohibited container contaminants in containers in a manner that results in all City routes being reviewed annually.

EDCO’s route audit department utilizes a random number generator to select containers to inspect along a route. GPS technology links the route review collection vehicles to the randomly selected generators address.

Mounted cameras record the containers being serviced. EDCO’s Route Audit Department reviews the videos from each route review and submits a contamination report to EDCO’s Director of Communication, Sustainability and SB 1383 Compliance. The route review documentation, including photographic evidence is uploaded into the Implementation Record that is housed in EDCO’s SB 1383 Reporting Platform.

Upon finding prohibited contamination in a container EDCO notifies the generator of the violation. The notice includes information regarding the generator’s requirement to properly separate materials into the appropriate containers.

Assistance with Edible Food Recovery
EDCO will assist the City and Commercial Customers in meeting obligations under 14 CCR Section 18985.2 and will coordinate closely with the City and its designated consultant to ensure compliance. EDCO will identify and maintain an up-to-date list of Tier One and Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generators, including required customer details, and provide this information in City-approved reporting formats as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

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EDCO will support the City and its consultant with annual inspections of Tier One and Tier Two Generators and provide all necessary documentation and site access. At least annually, EDCO will distribute information to these Generators about the City’s Edible Food Recovery Program, local Food Recovery Organizations and Services, and actions to prevent food waste.

EDCO will also assist the City and operators of Large Venues and Large Events with edible food recovery reporting and compliance. EDCO will maintain records of all related activities and provide summaries and best estimates of edible food recovered using City-approved software and reporting formats.
6650 Beach Boulevard P.O. Box 5009 Buena Park, CA 90622-5009 (714) 562-3670 Fax (714) 562-3677 BuenaPark.com

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Mina Mikhael, P.E., Director/City Engineer
August 28, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:

As the Director of Public Works for the City of Buena Park, I have the responsibility of overseeing the administration of the refuse contract for the city.

I am delighted to share that throughout my time at the City of Buena Park, EDCO Disposal has consistently delivered refuse collection and disposal services, including recycling, in a punctual, professional, and efficient manner. Their exceptional follow-up has been commendable.

Moreover, EDCO actively engages with our community as a sponsor of various local charitable events. They contribute to our community, not just by hauling items away, but also by giving back.

I recommend EDCO Disposal as an excellent choice for any agency in search of a professional vendor for refuse services.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at (714)562-3672 or [email protected].

Sincerely,
Mina Mikhael, P.E.

Director of Public Works/City Engineer

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
2175 Cherry Avenue  Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799
October 1, 2025
Subject: Letter of Recommendation
To Whom It May Concern,
EDCO has provided high quality refuse collection and recycling services to the City of Signal Hill for over 30 years and residents and businesses appreciate their personalized and responsive service. In addition, EDCO operates a solid waste transfer station that offers a recyclable buyback center and e-waste collection. The transfer station operates virtually unnoticed because the facility is well-managed. EDCO also partners with the County of Los Angeles to offer household hazardous waste roundups twice per month at the facility.

EDCO has worked with the City to assist in developing strategies that enable the City to meet state mandates such as the AB 939 diversion requirements and the organics recycling requirements of AB 1383. This includes public education materials provided to the community with recycling tips and information on available programs.

EDCO also understands the importance of being a community partner and supports community events such as the summer Concert in the Park series and Mayor’s Clean-Up program. EDCO is also an active member of the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce.

My experience working with EDCO enables me to say that the put into practice their motto “We’ll Take Care of It” and I recommend EDCO as a provider of waste collection and recycling services.

Sincerely,
Carlo Tomaino
City Manager
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Christopher W. McKinney
Deputy City Manager
201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025
[email protected]
August 28, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:

EDCO Refuse Services, Inc. (ERSI), doing business as Escondido Disposal, Inc. (EDI) and Escondido Resource Recovery (ERR), has served as the exclusive provider of waste collection and recycling services in the City of Escondido for many years. In working with ERSI, I have found the company to be responsive and dedicated to providing superior services to the residents and businesses of Escondido.

ERSI has worked cooperatively with the City of Escondido to enhance waste collection and recycling efforts. Its latest contribution, which opened in early 2021, is a state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion facility that processes a mixture of food scraps and landscape material, producing renewable natural gas as one of the by-products. This development, combined with a mixed-waste processing facility, existing transfer station and natural-gas-powered collection fleet, makes ERR one of the most innovative facilities of its type.

Finally, ERSI continues to contribute staff time and thousands of dollars to civic organizations that help to make Escondido a great community in which to live and work. Sponsorship of programs at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, and providing substantial financial support to the Escondido Chamber of Commerce are a few examples of how ERSI demonstrates its commitment to the community it serves.

We look forward to continuing with EDCO Refuse Services and recommend EDCO for handling waste and recycling needs for your jurisdiction Sincerely,
Christopher W. McKinney
Deputy City Manager

June 12, 2023
EDCO Waste & Recycling
Services 224 S Las Posas Road
San Marcos, CA 92078
To Whom It May Concern:

The City of Solana Beach (City) has utilized EDCO Waste & Recycling Services (formally Mashburn) for exclusive commercial waste and recycling collection services since 1993. As of mid-June 2018, EDCO Waste &Recycling Services was awarded the exclusive commercial and residential waste and recycling collection services for the entire City.

As a coastal community with high service standards expected from all providers, EDCO has consistently exceeded all of our expectations. EDCO has provided excellent service to our businesses, municipal facilities and residential customers, and has played a major role in our community through their contributions to civic and charitable organizations that serve the residents of Solana Beach. In particular, EDCO supports our community grant program through a generous monetary donation annually that goes to supporting local non-profit organizations. EDCO is also instrumental in working with our City to establish, among other things, Bulky Item Curbside collection twice a year and a no cost shredding/e-waste event at a City approved location. EDCO is responsive, accessible and innovative in creating solutions for our community.

EDCO has also been an active member of our City and consistently participates in a number of activities. EDCO staff is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure our business and residential customers are satisfied and are receiving the best customer service possible.

The City looks forward to many more years of excellent service and community involvement from the EDCO team. As a family-owned company, EDCO is well positioned to quickly respond to the ever increasing demands of refuse and recycling management programs required in Solana Beach and provides the City with the personal attention necessary to effectively comply with applicable State mandates regarding solid waste, recycling and organics practices.

If I can personally provide information or examples of our experiences, please contact me at 858-720-2431.

Sincerely,
Gregory Wade
City Manager
City of Solana Beach

1050 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 | 858.755.9313 | www.delmar.ca.us August 18, 2025
To Whom It May Concern,
The City of Del Mar is an internationally known but small-town destination with a pristine coastline, ambitious Climate Action Plan goals and high service expectations from residents and visitors. In 2022, to address Senate Bill (SB) 1383 mandates, the City conducted an extensive Request for Proposal (RFP) process and selected EDCO to provide exclusive residential and commercial collection services.

The City’s Agreement with EDCO commenced July 1, 2022, and includes the implementation of automated residential organics collection, commercial organics collection, residential billing conversion from the City to EDCO, the exchange of carts and bins in the City from the previous provider, and the procurement of new state-of-the-art collection vehicles. This was all accomplished within four months from contract award to the commencement of service.

EDCO invested in and executed a localized approach that created connectivity with the community. For example, EDCO identified major changes and their potential impacts and effectively communicated with Del Mar’s residents and conducted site visits with all City businesses. EDCO’s approach also included retaining the drivers of the previous provider, holding weekly meetings with City staff, and providing additional personnel resources from throughout the company to ensure a high level of customer service was provided to the community.

EDCO launched an extensive public outreach program, including but not limited to multiple direct mailers, pop-up public meetings, virtual public meetings, a dedicated Del Mar web page with an introduction video, and personalized site visits to all commercial and multi-family locations prior to the transition.

Now three years into its agreement with the City, EDCO continues to be a reliable, effective, and efficient partner. EDCO personnel maintain quarterly check-in meetings with City staff and are responsive to questions and concerns from the City, but also residents. EDCO unfailingly provides the caliber of service our community expects.

For these reasons, I strongly recommend EDCO as a service provider to your community.

Please feel free to contact me if I can provide additional information.

Sincerely,
Clem Brown
Assistant City Manager

CITY MANAGER
City of El Cajon ● 200 Civic Center Way ● El Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 441-1718 ● www.elcajon.gov
August 18, 2025
To Whom It May Concern,
In May 2020, after conducting an extensive Request for Proposal (RFP) process, the City of El Cajon selected EDCO Disposal Corporation to provide exclusive solid waste, recycling, and organic collection. The RFP evaluated qualifications, technical approaches, sustainability, and service rates. Based on these criteria, EDCO was rated the highest in every category, as well as the overall score.

With SB 1383 compliance looming over the City, EDCO provided comprehensive solutions for recycling, organics, construction, and demolition through their network of facilities. In addition, the unfunded financial impacts of SB 1383 create an increased focus on customer service and EDCO had the demonstrated history to navigate through this impact with our community.

In order to ensure a smooth transition on January 1, 2021, EDCO met with our staff on a weekly basis, launched a comprehensive public education plan, and visited commercial and multi-family customers throughout the City. While there was a rate increase, typical transitional issues, and COVID 19 impacts, EDCO has directly responded to our residents with full resources to ensure the best possible transition.

I have worked directly with EDCO in three difference cities and recently experienced EDCO's transition abilities. Based on these experiences, I am able to provide my recommendation of EDCO as a premium service provider that is committed to the communities they service. I can attest that EDCO's motto, "We'll Take Care of It," is more than words, it characterizes how they operate as a company.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,
Graham Mitchell
City Manager

August 14, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:

EDCO Disposal Corporation has provided residential and commercial refuse collection for the City of La Mesa since the company's formation by Ed and Sandy Burr in 1967. For more than 40 years, EDCO has been dedicated to providing the highest quality services to La Mesa residents and businesses.

EDCO representatives and personnel go above and beyond the call of duty to provide a level of service that is unprecedented. EDCO is still family-owned and operated by the Burr family, who take a "hands on" interest in the business. The Burr family is public service-oriented who is held in high regard by La Mesa's elected officials and staff. Their dedication to customer service is reflected in their staff headed by President and CEO Steve South. The company works closely with La Mesa staff to find solutions to a variety of issues. EDCO personnel, who always perform in a responsible and professional manner, have also been known to work one-on-one with residents and their neighbors to find solutions to problems and concerns.

EDCO has continuously provided quality services and has met all of its franchise service requirements.

Further, the company has consistently demonstrated a commitment to La Mesa by participating in community events that promote waste management, recycling and sustainable principles supported by the community.

In addition, EDCO partnered with the City to construct EDCO Station. This transfer station and materials recovery facility provides a convenient “one stop” waste management facility where residents and businesses can drop off bulky trash items and redeem recyclables. EDCO Station is also the site of La Mesa’s household hazardous waste collection facility. EDCO Station, along with EDCO’s innovative and resourceful programs, has been an integral part of La Mesa exceeding state-mandated waste diversion requirements.

La Mesa's relationship with EDCO Disposal has been beneficial in many ways for the residents and property owners of La Mesa. I highly recommend EDCO as a corporate, citizen and business partner, based on their many years of service in the City of La Mesa. If you would like additional information, please feel free to contact me at 619.667.1146 or Hilary Ego at 619.667.1326. Hilary has extensive experience with EDCO and she currently oversees La Mesa's Environmental Services Division which works closely with them.

Sincerely,
Greg Humora
City Manager
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CITY OF LEMON GROVE
Office of the City Manager
3232 Main Street Lemon Grove California 91945-1705
619.825.3800 FAX: 619.825.3804 www.lemongrove.ca.gov
“Best Climate On Earth”
August 14, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:

EDCO Disposal Corporation (EDCO) is the City of Lemon Grove’s exclusive waste collection and recycling company and has been for nearly 35 years. We are proud to have such a loyal and committed company provide exemplary service to our residents and businesses.

EDCO’s commitment and dedication to providing superior customer service is unprecedented. Its staff routinely goes beyond the call of duty to assure that our residents and businesses receive a high level of customer service and continue to be satisfied. The City conducted a survey and found that 84 percent of the residents rated EDCO’s services as excellent or very good.

EDCO supports the City’s efforts with its Assembly Bill 939 Diversion mandates. EDCO programs (such as automated trash collection and single-stream recycling, the silver bag program for seniors, multi-family complex recycling programs and the Lemon Grove buy-back center) all contribute to the City’s goal of maintaining compliance with AB 939. EDCO’s innovative approach to organic waste recycling will help Lemon Grove exceed state goals. EDCO staff regularly assists in preparing state reports and developing and refining diversion programs.

In addition to providing waste and recycling services, EDCO is always willing to participate in community events and activities. Its continued interest in being an integral part of the community is commendable.

I am confident that EDCO can provide the same level of excellent customer service in your City. If you would like to discuss EDCO’s qualifications further, please call me at (619) 825-3819.

Lydia Romero,
City Manager

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One of the Biggest Problems- Plastic Bags!
Plastic bags have always been an issue because they are non-biodegradable and take hundreds of years to breakdown. The plastic accumulates in the environment, polluting waterways harming wildlife, and spreads dangerous toxins into our environment. It is so important that we all do our part, and keep all kinds of plastic bags (including plastic grocery bags, newspaper delivery bags, or chip/snack bags) out of our blue recycling carts. Plastic bags cause problems during the recycling process. They get tangled in the machinery at our recycling facilities, leading to equipment malfunction and downtime. Additionally, plastic bags contaminate other recyclable material, making it unrecyclable. It is best to take plastic grocery bags to designated drop-off locations for proper recycling and disposal. Newspaper delivery bags and chip/snack bags belong in your grey trash cart. Please place all recyclable material loosely in your recycling cart, and DO NOT bag any recyclable material.

Additionally, we ask not to use plastic bags of any kind (including certified compostable or biodegradable) in your green organics cart. When mixed with organic materials, plastic bags contaminate the composting process and hinder the decomposition of organic waste.

Additionally, plastic bags do not break down in composting facilities and can negatively impact the quality of the compost. Instead, when placing organic material into your green organics cart, use paper products such as paper bags, newspaper, paper towels and soiled cardboard boxes to wrap your food scraps. Paper products help control odor, absorb moisture and keep insects away from your organics cart.

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HHW
Holiday Schedule
Memorial Day
Monday, May 26, 2025
Service Delayed

EDCO will observe the
Memorial Day holiday.

Residential collection will be
delayed by one day all week
following the holiday.

Fourth of July
Friday, July 4, 2025
Service Delayed
EDCO will observe the
Fourth of July Day holiday.

Residential collection will be
delayed one day
for Friday customers only.

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Do you have questions
regarding your service?
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friendly customer service
representatives through
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our website, send us a text
message, or call our office.

Got Bulky Items?
Buena Park residents can schedule three FREE bulky item pickups per year of up to six items each pick-up for large items such as water heaters, appliances, furniture, televisions, etc. (please no Household Hazardous Waste). Construction materials will NOT be collected.

Please remember, to schedule a bulky item pick up, or to ask any questions about your pick up, click on the Make a Request button on our website, edcodisposal.com, text your request to (562) 203-0295, or call PARK at (714) 522-3577, at least two days prior to your normal weekly trash pickup.

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Household Hazardous Waste
Household hazardous waste (HHW) items are NOT permitted to be thrown away in trash, recycling or organics carts. Hazardous waste, which includes paints, varnish, pesticides, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, etc., require special handling and disposal. Toxic products are also typically labeled Caution, Poison, Flammable, Danger or Caustic.

Properly dispose of toxic household products at one of Orange County’s regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers. For drop-off site locations, directions and hours of operation call (714) 834-6752.

Residents of Buena Park can properly dispose of toxic household items at no cost at one of the regional drop-off sites:

In Anaheim at 1131 North Blue Gum St.

In Huntington Beach at 17121 Nichols St.

IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER - FIRE DANGER
Battery fires in collection trucks are a growing concern due to improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) batteries are commonly found in cell phones, laptops, cordless phones, children’s toys, household electronics or power tools and are considered hazardous waste when they are discarded. More and more dangerous incidents are being reported involving explosions or fires caused by improperly disposed cell phones or Li-Ion batteries. All batteries and electronic waste must be properly recycled or taken to a household hazardous waste disposal facility or event, and NEVER placed in trash, recycling, or green carts! If batteries are not discarded properly, they can potentially explode and cause a fire in a collection cart, truck, or in a disposal facility when crushed.

Lithium-Ion fires are extremely dangerous due to the following reasons:
• Thermal Runaway: A damaged or overheating battery can cause a chain reaction where cells ignite one after another, escalating the fire.
• High Heat Output: Lithium-Ion batteries release intense heat when they catch fire, reaching temperatures over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Difficult to Extinguish: Water, foam, and standard extinguishers are often ineffective. Specialized suppression methods are required.
• Toxic Fumes: Fires release harmful gases like hydrogen fluoride and carbon monoxide, posing respiratory risks. • Reignition Risk: Even after being extinguished, a Lithium-Ion battery can reignite hours or even days later if residual energy is present.
• Explosive Potential: Pressurized gases within the battery can lead to explosions, spreading flames and debris. If this happens at a disposal facility, it can lead to a significant and potentially catastrophic situation, causing extensive damage to the facility, potential injuries to workers, possible evacuations of nearby areas, and a lengthy shutdown of operations due to the intense heat and rapid fire spread.

In order to prevent the dangers listed above, it is so important to dispose of all batteries and designated drop off locations across the county, including select Home Depot, Lowe’s and Staples locations. Visit www.call2recycle.org to find a location near you!
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Reduce Holiday Waste
Holiday Schedule
Thanksgiving Day
Service Delayed
EDCO will observe the
Thanksgiving holiday on
Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Only customers whose regular
collection day is on Thursday or
Friday will experience a one-day
delay in service.

Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Service Delayed
EDCO will observe the
Christmas holiday on
Thursday, December 25, 2025.

Only customers whose regular
collection day is on Thursday or
Friday will experience a one-day
delay in service.

Street sweeping will not be
provided on each holiday. Street
sweeping services will continue
on all other days as scheduled.

Please place all trash, recycling
and green-organics carts on
parkways and follow posted
no-parking signs.

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FREE Compost Distribution, Paper Shredding Event and
E-Waste Collection Coming Up!
The City of La Mirada and EDCO are sponsoring a FREE compost distribution event for La Mirada residents (while supplies last)! This is a self-serve, self-loading service, so please bring your own cans/ bags and shovel. Limit of 3 cans/bags per vehicle. If you plan to haul your compost in an open truck or trailer, please remember to bring a tarp to cover your material.

Protect the security of your confidential information by shredding your personal documents. There will be certified shredding trucks on site during the event and all items will be shredded ONSITE! Limited to three bankers boxes (10”x12”x15”) per household.

Unwanted electronics will also be collected including TVs, computer monitors, printers, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players, and cell phones. No household hazardous waste (HHW) material will be accepted.

Saturday, October 11, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

La Mirada Community Gymnasium parking lot, 15105 Alicante Road (Please enter off of Alicante Road)
Event is for La Mirada residents only. Please bring proof of residency.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2025. This is a great opportunity for those who have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.

Fortunately, safe disposal methods are becoming readily available in many areas. To find a safe medication disposal unit near you, please visit edcodisposal.com, navigate the “What Goes Where” search tool, searching for “prescription” or “drugs”, and click on the link that will direct you to a list of local drop-off locations.

NATIONAL TAKE-BACK DAY
Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Grease & Oil Never Go Down the Drain!
Cooking up a feast this Thanksgiving? Remember to recycle Your Holiday Meal’s Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG) with EDCO! It is very important not to pour your Fat, Oil and Grease down the drain. EDCO provides two Fats, Oils, and Grease, (FOG) recycling solutions. Cooking oil and grease in liquid and hardened form can be placed loosely in your green organics cart.

We also offer free drop off at any of EDCO’s six Buyback Centers. Simply collect used, cooled FOG in a leakproof container and when the container is full, drop it off. The FOG will then ultimately be processed, filtered, and recycled.

We ask that residents do not mix FOG with any other oils, such as motor oil or gear oil, that inhibit the process of recycling the FOG. FOG has become the leading cause of drain and sewer backups. Since the grease doesn’t mix with water, it solidifies in the pipes. Another reason to recycle your FOG is to keep the grease out of landfills and prevent sewage backups related to its improper disposal, which can, in turn, pollute our beaches.

Please visit edcodisposal.com, go to the Public Facilities tab to find a Buyback Center location near you.

Reduce Your Holiday Waste
During the holidays, household waste increases by more than 25 percent. The additional shopping bags, packaging, discarded costumes, candy wrappers, food waste, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons all add millions of extra tons to our landfills. Fortunately, residents have options to help minimize your environmental impact through mindful consumption and recycling!
Halloween:
• Trick-or-treating: Choose reusable bags or pillowcases instead of plastic bags. • Pumpkin recycling: After enjoying the seeds and using the meat for baking, recycle your pumpkin in your green organics cart. Don’t forget to remove any candles or lights beforehand! Thanksgiving:
• Composting food scraps: Leftover food scraps, including meat, bones and prepared foods can all be recycled in your green organics cart.
• Sustainable table settings: Use reusable dishes, glasses and silverware to reduce waste. • Energy-saving cleanup: Maximize dishwasher capacity to reduce the amount of cycles and save energy.

Christmas:
• Gift wrapping: Use recycled or reused wrapping paper, gift bags, or newspaper. Please avoid paper with glitter or metallic finishes, ribbons, bows, and cellophane, they are not recyclable in your blue cart. • Christmas tree recycling: After removing all decorations, including ornaments and lights, recycle your tree in the green organics cart!
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Quick Reference
Guide
Collecting Your Food Scraps
There are many different ways to cleanly move
food scraps from your kitchen to your green
organics container. Here are some of the most
popular options:

Wrap Your Scraps! - Many people find wrapping
food waste in any type of non-wax paper, such as
paper towels, packing paper, newspaper, or paper
bags, is an easy way to move food waste from
inside your kitchen to your organics container.

This is especially true for large quantities of fruit,
meat, etc., and you can even leave the scraps
wrapped in the paper and then just drop it into the
organics container. Please do not use any kind of
plastic bags!
Kitchen Caddies - A kitchen caddie is an optional
container that can be placed under your kitchen
sink or another convenient area. Any reusable
container can be used as a kitchen caddie.

Containerize It - Many people have their own
containers, such as coffee cans and Tupperware
products that they are comfortable using to hold
food scraps. Similar to kitchen caddies, once the
container is full, it can be taken and emptied into
the organics container.

Freeze It - Some people choose to freeze or
refrigerate their food scraps in containers and
paper bags and then empty as needed.

The City of La Palma is partnering with
EDCO to meet the State’s mandates on
Organic Waste Reduction.
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What Goes in
the Trash Container?
What Goes in
the Organics Container?
PLASTIC BAGS OR FILM*

DIAPERS

RUBBER HOSES

SNACK BAGS & CANDY

WRAPPERS

BROKEN GLASSWARE
& DISHES

METAL HANGERS

PLASTIC STRAWS

DISPOSABLE GLOVES
& MASKS

PET WASTE &

KITTY LITTER
INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

FOOD SCRAPS:

Cooked or raw meat, poultry and seafood (including bones), cheese, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, grains, pasta, egg shells, bread, coffee grounds, tea bags, tea leaves, baked goods, nuts, jelly, candy, snack foods, leftovers, spoiled food.

FOOD-SOILED CARDBOARD AND PAPER:

Paper bags, paper napkins, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, paper and cardboard take-out containers and take-out boxes (with no plastic or wax coating, and with any metal removed), coffee filters, tissues.

LANDSCAPE WASTE:

Grass clippings, small branches, small tree limbs, tree roots, flowers, leaves, plants, straw.

Do not use any kind of plastic bags (including
certified compostable or biodegradable bags)
for any type of green waste, food waste or
other organics collection or disposal, as they
contaminate the compost! All organic material
must be placed loosely inside the green container
for collection. Paper bags are acceptable. Also, do
not put rocks in with organic waste or in the green collection container.

NO HHW!
Do not place household hazardous
waste (HHW) items in ANY of EDCO’s
collection containers! Please refer to
edcodisposal.com, under the Resource
Center tab for HHW and special items
disposal solutions.
*PLASTIC BAG OR FILM RECYCLING: PLEASE VISIT
PLASTICFILMRECYCLING.ORG FOR PLASTIC BAG AND FILM RECYCLING SOLUTIONS AND POSSIBLE DROP-OFF LOCATIONS NEAR YOU.

What Goes in
the Recycling Container?
CARTON CONTAINERS:

Aseptic cartons, including
milk cartons and juice boxes,
juice cartons, soup/broth
cartons, and wine cartons.

CARDBOARD:

Cardboard, including boxes
used for moving and shipping
or any other box or packaging,
including boxed wine.

GLASS
CONTAINERS:

Glass containers
including food jars,
wine and spirit
bottles.

MIXED PAPER:

Mixed paper,
including junk mail,
catalogs, magazines,
newspapers, & paper
used for computer
printing.

PAPERBOARD:

Paperboard boxes such
as cereal boxes, tissue
boxes, refrigerated
food boxes, boxes from
toiletries, soda, wine
and beer boxes.

SHREDDED PAPER:

Shredded paper
(placed in a clear
bag is okay for easy
identifying).

STYROFOAM:

Clean foam cups,
meat trays, plates,
egg cartons, block
packaging (no peanuts),
rigid polystyrene, and
carry-out containers.
#1 - #7 PLASTICS: All plastic containers, lids, and
packaging with a recycling symbol of #1-7 (all
containers accepted with caps and lids): water
and soda bottles, peanut butter and other food
jars, mouthwash bottles, vegetable oil containers,
automotive oil containers, ovenable food trays, milk
jugs, juice bottles, shampoo and conditioner bottles,
detergent and bleach containers, condiment bottles, medicine bottles, bottle caps, butter and yogurt tubs, CD cases, baby bottles, 5-gallon water bottles, CDs, medical storage containers, and rigid plastics such as 5-gallon buckets.

METAL:

Dry and empty
paint and
aerosol cans.

All food and beverage containers should be EMPTY: no/minimal food residue and no liquids remaining. Boxes should be broken down and flattened to fit inside the recycling container.

INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

POUCH WINE
& SPIRITS:

Wine and spirit
pouches.

ALUMINUM:

Aluminum, steel and tin
cans, such as food and
beverage cans for soda,
soup, beer, beans, fruit, and
vegetables. Clean aluminum
foil, clean aluminum trays,
and pie tins.
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ORGANICS
You can now place your organic material in the green organics containers.

Organics must be placed loosely inside the green organics containers only. Please DO NOT use any type of plastic bags (including certified compostable or biodegradable bags) as they contaminate the material! Paper bags are acceptable.

T I P S F O R A S U C C E S S F U L O R G A N I C S R E C Y C L I N G P R O G R A M I N Y O U R R E S T A U R A N T :
• Educate Your Staff - Train all staff to properly sort waste into trash, recycling, and organics. Educating your staff on what goes into each container is a key component to the success of your waste management process. EDCO can provide videos, outreach, and signage to assist in training.
• Assign Team Leads- Consider appointing green team leads that can train new staff on the organics recycling program, and keep all staff informed of the business’ progress toward reducing waste and becoming recycling experts.
• Collection Containers- Set your program up for success by color coding the collection containers. Use green containers for organics and blue for recycling. Color coding makes it easier to quickly identify what goes where. • Determine Placement of Organics Containers- Consider placing organics containers near prep stations and next to dish washing areas to make convenient for kitchen staff to properly recycle organic material. Once the container is full, the organic waste can be emptied into the green organics container. • Use Food- Soiled Paper Products to your Advantage! - Many restaurants find wrapping food waste in any type of non-wax paper, such as paper towels, packing paper, newspaper, or paper bags, is an easy way to move food waste from inside the kitchen to the organics container. Try lining the container with a paper bag or place paper towels or newspaper at the bottom of the organics container to help absorb any liquid. Please do not use any kind of plastic, biodegradable or compostable bags!
Restaurant Guide to
Organics Recycling
RECYCLABLE ORGANICS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Food Scraps
Cooked or raw meat, poultry and seafood (including bones), cheese, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, grains, pasta, egg shells, bread, coffee grounds, tea bags, tea leaves, baked goods, nuts, jelly, candy, snack foods, leftovers, and spoiled food.

Food-Soiled Paper
and Natural Fibers
Paper bags, paper napkins, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, paper take-out containers and take-out boxes (with no plastic or wax coating, and with metal removed), coffee filters, tissues, popsicle sticks, toothpicks, wooden chopsticks, and untreated wood.

Keep these items out of the organics container!
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Reciclaje de Orgánicos

ORGANICOS
Ahora puede colocar su material orgánico en los contenedores orgánicos verdes. Los orgánicos deben colocarse sin apretar dentro de los contenedores orgánicos verdes únicamente. ¡No utilice ningún tipo de bolsas de plástico (incluidas las bolsas compostables o biodegradables certificadas) ya que contaminan el material! Las bolsas de papel son aceptables.

LOS ORGÁNICOS RECICLABLES INCLUYEN, PERO NO SE LIMITA A:

Restos de Comida
Carne, aves y mariscos cocidos o crudos (incluidos los huesos), queso, productos lácteos, frutas, verduras, granos, pasta, cáscaras de huevo, pan, posos de café, bolsitas de té, hojas de té, productos horneados, nueces, gelatina, dulces, bocadillos alimentos, sobras y alimentos en mal estado.

Papel Sucio con Comida
Bolsas de papel, servilletas de papel, toallas de papel, platos de papel, vasos de papel, recipientes de papel para llevar y cajas para llevar (sin revestimiento de plástico o cera y sin metal), filtros de café, pañuelos de papel, palitos de helado, palillos de dientes, y madera sin tratar.
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¡Mantenga estos artículos fuera del contenedor de orgánicos! • NO Líquidos• NO Metal• NO Bolsas de plástico• NO Bolsas biodegradables o compostables • NO Popotes de plástico • NO Espuma de poliestireno • Educar a su personal - entrenar a todo el personal para clasificar adecuadamente los desechos en basura, reciclaje y orgánicos.

Educar a su personal sobre lo que se coloca en cada contenedor es un componente importante para el éxito de su proceso de gestión de residuos. EDCO puede proporcionar videos, material educativo, y letreros para ayudar en el entrenimiento. • Asignar líderes de equipo - Considere nombrar líderes de equipos ecológicos que puedan entrenar al nuevo personal en el programa de reciclaje de productos orgánicos y mantener a todo el personal informado sobre el progreso de la empresa para reducir los desechos y convertirse en expertos en reciclaje. • Contenedores de recolección - Configure su programa para el éxito mediante la codificación por colores de los recipientes de recolección. Use contenedores verdes para orgánicos y azules para reciclaje. La codificación por colores hace que sea más fácil identificar rápidamente qué va a dónde. • Determinar la ubicación de los contenedores orgánicos - Considere colocar contenedores orgánicos cerca de las estaciones de preparación y al lado de las áreas de lavado de platos para que el personal de cocina pueda reciclar adecuadamente el material orgánico. Una vez que el contenedor está lleno, los residuos orgánicos se pueden vaciar en el contenedor de orgánicos verdes.
• ¡Use los productos de papel sucios con comida para su beneficio! - Muchos restaurantes consideran que envolver los desechos de alimentos en cualquier tipo de papel que no sea encerado, como toallas de papel, papel de embalaje, periódicos o bolsas de papel, es una manera fácil de mover los desechos de alimentos desde el interior de la cocina hasta el contenedor de orgánicos.

Trate de forrar el recipiente con una bolsa de papel o coloque toallas de papel o papel periódico en el fondo del recipiente orgánico para ayudar a absorber cualquier líquido. ¡Por favor, no utilice ningún tipo de bolsas de plástico, biodegradables o compostables!
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Implementation of Mandatory Organics Recycling in Del Mar As of January 1, 2022, all commercial businesses in the City of Del Mar including multi-family residential dwellings, were to have complied with all State of Californiamandated recycling (aluminum, glass, cardboard & paper products, rigid plastics #1-7) and organic waste (food scraps/waste, non-waxy paper products, landscape and pruning waste, etc.) recycling provisions.

During the week of March 1st, EDCO will deliver a 65-gallon green organics cart to commercial and multi-family customers not yet enrolled in organics service.

Commercial
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Compliance
Requirements
Commercial Food Waste Recycling Video
Organics Recycling!
Why Recycle Food Waste?
Organic waste accounts for over 40% of the material in California’s waste stream. Organic material cannot break down when buried in a landfill, as it would in nature or in a compost pile. Instead, it decomposes without oxygen, releasing methane gas into the atmosphere. Organic material (food scraps and yard waste) is recycled when placed in green organics containers and then transported to EDCO’s AD Facility where it will break down and convert into renewable natural gas and fertilizer.

Organic waste is a renewable natural
resource. It mainly comes from yard and
kitchen waste from homes, and food
waste and scraps from industrial and
commercial operations.

Mandatory recycling of organic waste is
the next step to achieving California’s
Zero Waste goals. EDCO constructed the
first state-of-the-art, advanced technology
Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility in San
Diego County, capable of producing
renewable natural gas that will serve the needs of the region.

AD is an efficient and environmentally sustainable technology that can make a significant contribution to the management of organic waste in California. Capturing and reducing the amount of methane released into the atmosphere is critical in ensuring a safe and healthy environment for ourselves and future generations.

Organic Waste
To learn more about EDCO’s new organics recycling program and how it will significantly impact the future of organic waste, please visit our website at edcodisposal.com and watch our informative videos located in our Resource Center tab on the home page and click on Videos! edcodisposal.com
EDCO’s Organics Recycling Program Collects Food Scraps and Landscape Waste Mixed Together in a Green Organics Container. During the week of March 1st, EDCO will be delivering a 64-gallon organics cart to commercial customers in Del Mar.

Since 1967, family owned and operated
EDCO has had a long-standing commitment
to reducing impacts on the environment
through innovation. EDCO’s state-of-the-art
AD Facility will assist customers to be in
full compliance with state mandates and
keep us On the Road to Zero Waste.

AD is the natural process in which
microorganisms break down organic
materials such as food waste, green waste,
fats, oils and greases. AD happens in closed
spaces where there is no oxygen and
converts organic material into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and fertilizer.

Recycling organics is easy and convenient with EDCO’s commingled organics recycling program. EDCO expanded source-separated green waste collection to include the recycling of food waste. The new organics service allows customers to place food scraps in the same container as green waste. EDCO’s AD Facility is a foundation for customers to achieve State mandates.

EDCO’s Anaerobic Digestion Facility
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California State Mandates
SB 1383
The EDCO AD facility will allow the City of Del Mar to meet compliance mandates including AB 1826, AB 827, AB 341, and SB 1383, which are directly related to organic recycling in California.

AB 341
AB 1826
AB 827
Establishes targets to achieve a 50% reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2020 and a 75% reduction by 2025. The law grants CalRecycle the regulatory authority required to achieve the organic waste disposal reduction targets and establishes an additional target that not less than 20% of currently disposed edible food is recovered for human consumption by 2025.

Requires businesses that generate organic waste to arrange for recycling services for that waste, and for jurisdictions to implement a recycling program to divert organic waste from businesses subject to the law, as well as report to the State of California on their progress in implementing an organic waste recycling program.

Requires commercial generators subject to AB 1826 to provide customers with recycling containers inside their place of business for the convenience of recycling.

California Assembly Bill AB 341 requires businesses and multifamily dwellings to recycle. This recycling effort targets single-stream recycling where all recyclable materials are mixed together.

What Goes in the Organics Container?
Organic waste (also referred to as organics), which includes food waste, byproducts from food manufacturing, distribution, or retail, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, non-hazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste, can be placed commingled in an organics container.

Below are just a few examples of what can be placed in your organics container.

Food Scraps
Fruit, vegetables, meat, bones, dairy, egg shells,
prepared food
Food-Soiled
Paper
Napkins, tea bags, paper plates,
coffee filters
Plants, leaves, branches, grass
Yard Waste
Get the Most Out of Organics Recycling
EDCO is committed to assisting businesses and multifamily properties implement organics recycling. EDCO provides free, onsite visits to help you comply with the state’s mandatory recycling requirements, which includes a review of your current trash and recycling services, and to help determine the best organics program for you. EDCO’s organics recycling program is now implemented, and generators may reduce trash container sizes and/or collection frequency by diverting organic materials into designated organics containers.

San Diego Food System Alliance is leading an initiative across San Diego County to reduce food waste and increase food donation to people. By visiting their website, at sdfsa.org/savethefoodsd/, customers can find information on food recovery throughout the county, food donation guides, and resources.

What More Can You Do?

ORGANIC WASTE ONLY

ORGANICS
9790 Olson Drive  San Diego, CA. 92121
22%
The EPA estimates that more food reaches landfills
than any other single material in our everyday trash,
constituting 22 percent of discarded municipal solid
waste. Adding food waste to EDCO’s Organics Recycling
Program will help reduce the amount of organic waste
going to landfills and lower Green House Gas (GHG)
emissions released into our environment.

Questions?
For ongoing information,
visit our website, edcodisposal.com,
email us at [email protected],
or call us at (619) 287-7555 ext 168.

NOTICE:

During the week of March 1st, EDCO will
be delivering a 64-gallon organics cart
to commercial customers in Del Mar.

Para obtener información en español, visite nuestro sitio web, edcodisposal.com, en Commercial Services y haga
clic en Organic Recycling.

RECICLAJE DE

ORGANICOS
Separar los
orgánicos (restos
de comida y
desechos de
jardín) ayuda a
nuestro medio
ambiente.

El nuevo programa de reciclaje de productos orgánicos de EDCO recoge restos de comida y / o desechos de jardinería mezclados en un contenedor verde de productos orgánicos designado On e Road To
¡El Reciclaje de
Productos Orgánicos
Comerciales ha
Llegado!
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Residuo Orgánico
¿Por qué reciclar los desechos de alimentos?
Los desechos orgánicos representan más del 40% del material en el flujo de desechos de California. El material orgánico no se puede descomponer cuando se entierra en un vertedero, como lo haría en la naturaleza o en una pila de abono porque se descompone sin oxígeno, liberando gas metano a la atmósfera.

En un programa de reciclaje orgánico, los desechos orgánicos se reciclan en compost valioso o mantillo que se usa para la restauración del suelo, o se pueden reciclar mediante digestión anaeróbica, produciendo biofertilizantes ricos en nutrientes, energía renovable e incluso combustible.

Al reciclar los desechos de alimentos, está ampliando un valioso espacio en los vertederos, lo que también reduce las emisiones de CO2 y preserva nuestro medio ambiente.

El 1 de enero de 2022, el nuevo programa de reciclaje de productos orgánicos de EDCO comenzó a recolectar restos de comida por separado o mezclados con desechos de jardinería en un contenedor de productos orgánicos verde. ¡El Reciclaje Orgánico está Aquí! edcodisposal.com
Los residuos orgánicos son un recurso
natural renovable. Proviene principalmente
de los desechos de jardín y cocina de los
hogares, y de los desechos y sobras de
alimentos de las operaciones industriales
y comerciales. El reciclaje obligatorio de
desechos orgánicos es el siguiente paso
para lograr las metas Cero Residuos de
California.

Reciclar productos orgánicos será fácil y
conveniente con el programa combinado
de reciclaje de productos orgánicos
de EDCO. EDCO ha ampliado la recolección de residuos verdes separados en origen para incluir el reciclaje de residuos de alimentos. El servicio permitirá a los clientes colocar restos de comida en el mismo contenedor que los desechos verdes. El nuevo programa de reciclaje orgánico de EDCO será una base para que su comunidad cumpla con los mandatos estatales, incluidos AB 1826, AB 1594 y SB 1383, que están directamente relacionados con el reciclaje orgánico en el estado de California.

EDCO recolectará los orgánicos de su
contenedor verde y los transportará a
una instalación de compostaje.

El material se coloca en grandes montones, donde
los microorganismos comienzan a descomponerlo y
a calentar los montones a temperaturas muy altas.

Después de aproximadamente 12 meses, el
material se descompone y se transforma en un
material terroso similar a la tierra llamado compost.

Compost se usa para
fertilizar plantas, jardines y
otras áreas al aire libre.

Del Contenedor Verde a Compost
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Mandatos Estatales de California
SB 1383
Con fechas límite de reciclaje obligatorias en el horizonte, la instalación de EDCO AD permitirá que la ciudad cumpla con los mandatos de cumplimiento, incluidos AB 1826, AB 827, AB 1594 y SB 1383, que están directamente relacionados con el reciclaje orgánico en el estado de California.

AB 1594
AB 1826
AB 827
Establece objetivos para lograr una reducción del 50% en el nivel de eliminación de desechos orgánicos en todo el estado desde el nivel de 2014 para 2020 y una reducción del 75% para 2025.

La ley otorga a CalRecycle la autoridad reguladora requerida para lograr los objetivos de reducción de eliminación de desechos orgánicos y establece un objetivo adicional de recuperar para el consumo humano no menos del 20% de los alimentos comestibles actualmente desechados para 2025.

Requiere que las empresas que generan desechos orgánicos organicen servicios de reciclaje para esos desechos y que las jurisdicciones implementen un programa de reciclaje para desviar los desechos orgánicos de las empresas sujetas a la ley, así como informar al estado de California sobre su progreso en la implementación de un programa de reciclaje de residuos.

A partir del 1 de enero de 2020, el uso de material verde como cobertura de vertedero diario alternativo (ADC) ya no constituirá una desviación a través del reciclaje y, en cambio, se considerará eliminación.

Requiere que los generadores comerciales sujetos a AB 1826 proporcionen a los clientes contenedores de reciclaje dentro de su lugar de trabajo para la conveniencia del reciclaje.

Los desechos orgánicos (también conocidos como orgánicos), que incluyen desechos de alimentos, desechos verdes, desechos de poda y jardinería, desechos de madera no peligrosos y desechos de papel con suciedad de comida, se recolectarán todos mezclados en su carrito de orgánicos verdes.

A continuación se muestran solo algunos ejemplos de lo que se puede colocar en su contenedor de orgánicos verde.
¿Qué Va en el Contenedor de Orgánicos?
Restos de Comida
Fruta, verduras, carne, huesos, lácteos,
cáscaras de huevo, comida preparada
P a p e l S u c i o d e
Comida
Servilletas, bolsitas de té, platos de
papel, filtros de café
Plantas, hojas, ramas, hierba
Desechos de Jardín
Aproveche al Máximo el
Reciclaje de Productos Orgánicos
EDCO se compromete a ayudar a las empresas y propiedades multifamiliares a implementar el reciclaje orgánico. EDCO proporcionará visitas gratuitas al sitio para ayudarlo a cumplir con los requisitos de reciclaje obligatorios del estado, que también incluirían una revisión de sus servicios actuales de recolección de residuos y reciclaje, y ayudarán a determinar el mejor programa orgánico para usted. Cuando se implementa el programa de reciclaje de orgánicos de EDCO, los generadores de alto volumen pueden reducir el tamaño de los contenedores de basura y / o la frecuencia de recolección al desviar los materiales orgánicos a contenedores orgánicos designados.

Food Finders es una organización de recuperación de alimentos sin fines de lucro con la misión de eliminar el hambre y el desperdicio de alimentos al tiempo que mejora la nutrición en comunidades con inseguridad alimentaria. Esto apoya despensas, refugios, agencias, misiones y más dentro de una gran parte de la región del sur de California. Food Finders coordina toda la logística de recoger y distribuir su comida donada, entregándola el mismo día a una agencia asociada dentro de su área local.

Ninguna cantidad de comida es demasiado pequeña o demasiado grande, ya sea comida perecedera, no perecedera o preparada. Para obtener más información, llame al (562) 283-1400 o visite foodfinders.org.
¿Que Puedes Hacer Ahora?

ORGANIC WASTE ONLY

ORGANICS
22%
La EPA estima que llegan más alimentos a los vertederos que cualquier otro material en nuestra basura diaria,
lo que constituye el 22 por ciento de los desechos
sólidos municipales desechados. Agregar residuos
de alimentos al Programa de Reciclaje de Productos
Orgánicos de EDCO ayudará a reducir la cantidad de
residuos orgánicos que van a los vertederos y reducirá
las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GHG)
liberadas a nuestro medio ambiente.
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Para obtener información continua,
visite nuestro sitio web, edcodisposal.com,
envíenos un correo electrónico a [email protected], envía un mensaje de texto al (562) 203-0295,
o llámanos al (562) 597-0608.
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Move-In Kit
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HOUSEHOLD TRASH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:

Broken Glass, Ceramics or Mirrors
Diapers
Pet Waste
Chip or Snack Bags
Plastic Grocery Bags
Vacuum Bags
Rubber or Garden Hoses
Wire
TRASH
• Recyclables
• Organics
• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
• Electronics or Batteries
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs
• Pharmaceuticals, Medical Waste or Needles
• Automobile Parts, Including Motor Oil, Oil
Filters, Batteries, and Tires
K E E P O U T O F T H E T R A S H C A R T :
• Rather than throwing items away in the trash, donate unwanted items to charity, friends or family. • Reuse glass jars, cups, tubs, aluminum foil, boxes, bags, and packaging material. • Use cloth napkins, tablecloths, and dish towels instead of disposable items. • Purchase items with less packaging by buying in bulk. • Bring your own coffee cup, water bottle, reusable bags, and boxes when shopping or out and about, rather than using disposables.
• Subscribe to paperless invoices and notices.
• Opt out of junk mail. Remove your name from mailing lists by visiting OptOutPrescreen.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-567-8688).

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RECYCLABLE ORGANICS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

ORGANICS
Please place your organic material in the green organics container. Organics must be placed loosely inside the
green organics containers only. Please DO NOT use any
type of plastic bags (including certified compostable or biodegradable bags) as they contaminate the material!
• Grass Clippings
• Flowers
• Brush
• Tree Trimmings
• Weeds
• Palm Fronds
• Leaves
• Branches
• Wood Scraps & Chips
• Ice Plant (in small quantities)
• Ivy
• Floral Arrangements
• Christmas Trees (cut in half;
flocked trees are OK)
• Untreated & Non LeadBased Painted Wood
• Food Scraps
• Food-Soiled Paper

COLLECTING YOUR FOOD SCRAPS
There are many different ways to cleanly move food scraps from your kitchen to your green organics container. Here are some of the most popular options:
• Wrap Your Scraps! - Many people find wrapping food waste in any type of non-wax paper, such as paper towels, packing paper, newspaper, or paper bags, is an easy way to move food waste from inside your kitchen to your organics cart. This is especially true for large quantities of fruit, meat, etc., and you can even leave the scraps wrapped in the paper and then just drop it into the organics cart. Please do not use any kind of plastic bags!
• Kitchen Caddies - A kitchen caddie is an optional container that can be placed under your kitchen sink or another convenient area for your household to use. Any reusable container can be used as a kitchen caddie. Kitchen caddies could lock to keep odors in and once full, can be taken to your green organics container and emptied onto the green waste. After emptying, it can be washed out.
• Containerize It - Many people have their own containers, such as coffee cans and Tupperware products that they are comfortable using to hold food scraps. Similar to kitchen caddies, once the container is full, it can be taken and emptied into the organics cart. • Freeze It - Some people choose to freeze or refrigerate their food scraps in containers and paper bags and then empty as needed.

RECYCLABLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

RECYCLING
Use your blue recycling cart to recycle household
containers, mixed paper, newspaper, cardboard, and
beverage containers marked - , labeled “CA
Redemption Value” or “CA Cash Refund,” all mixed
together in your recycling cart. Please help prevent
contamination by not placing any trash or non-recyclable items in your blue recycling container. Please DO NOT
use plastic bags. Recyclable material must be placed
loosely inside recycling containers only.

CARTON CONTAINERS:

Aseptic cartons, including milk
cartons and juice boxes, halfgallon juice cartons, soup/broth cartons, and wine cartons.

CARDBOARD:

Cardboard, including boxes used for
moving and shipping or any other box or
packaging made of corrugated cardboard.

GLASS CONTAINERS:

Glass containers including food
jars and beverage bottles.

MIXED PAPER:

Mixed paper, including
junk mail, catalogs,
magazines, newspapers,
and paper used for
computer printing.

PAPERBOARD:

Paperboard boxes
such as cereal
boxes, tissue boxes,
refrigerated food
boxes, boxes from
toiletries, and soda/
beer cases.

SHREDDED
PAPER:

Shredded paper
(placed in a
sealed clear
plastic bag for
easier handling).
#1 - #7 PLASTICS: All plastic containers, lids, and packaging with a recycling symbol of #1-7 (all containers accepted with caps and lids): water and soda bottles, peanut butter and other food jars, mouthwash bottles, vegetable oil containers, automotive oil containers, ovenable food trays, milk jugs, juice bottles, shampoo and conditioner bottles, detergent and bleach containers, condiment bottles, medicine bottles, bottle caps, butter and yogurt tubs, CD cases, baby bottles, 5-gallon water bottles, CDs, medical storage containers, and rigid plastics such as 5-gallon buckets.

METAL:

Dry and empty
paint and
aerosol cans.

ALUMINUM:

Aluminum, steel and tin
cans, such as food and
beverage cans for soda,
soup, beer, beans, fruit, and
vegetables. Clean aluminum
foil, clean aluminum trays,
and clean pie tins.

ALL RECYCLABLES GO IN ONE CONTAINER
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POUCH WINE & SPIRITS:

Wine and spirit pouches.

All food and beverage containers should
be EMPTY: no/minimal food residue and
no liquids remaining, and boxes should
be broken down and flattened to fit
inside the recycling container.
• Soiled Disposable Plates or Cups
• Soiled Paper Towels
• Soiled Tissue
• Plastic Bags (NO plastic grocery bags,
newspaper delivery bags or chip/snack bags)
• Ceramics, Drinking glasses, or Mirrors
• Fluorescent Light Bulbs
• Electronics or Batteries
• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
• Clothing or Shoes
K E E P O U T O F T H E R E C Y C L I N G C A R T :

RECYCLABLE MATERIALS BECOME EVERYDAY PRODUCTS

WATCH WHERE YOUR RECYCLABLES GO

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW)
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HELP SAVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Millions of items produced are made with recycled materials. Old newspaper becomes new paperboard packaging and newsprint. Shipping containers and cereal boxes are made from recycled corrugated boxes. Today, more paper is recovered for recycling than buried in a landfill.

Recycling improves tomorrow’s environment today. The production of aluminum, plastic, and paper from virgin materials requires significantly more energy and produces more air and water pollution than it does to produce the same item from recycled products.

EDCO has created and launched recycling videos available on our website, edcodisposal.com. Our videos are an additional effort to increase awareness by providing a wonderful overview of what happens to commingled recycling as well as Construction, Demolition & Inert (CDI) processing. Watch what happens from the time recyclables are picked up from your home, to when the materials are sorted at our Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and then shipped to domestic and international markets to be made into new recycled products.

Hazardous waste is unused or leftover portions of products containing toxic chemicals used around the home. Products labeled Caution, Warning, Danger, Poison, Toxic, Flammable or Corrosive are considered hazardous.

For information about how to properly dispose of household hazardous materials call the County Household Hazardous Waste Hotline at 888-253-2652, or 1-800-238-0172. Or, utilize the Earth 911 recycling hotline to locate drop-off programs for hazardous and non-hazardous materials:
1-800-CLEANUP (800-253-2687) or earth911.org.

Coloque la basura doméstica en los contenedores de basura grises designados.

Nuestro compromiso con un servicio superior ha ofrecido a los clientes tranquilidad el día de la recolección ... semana tras semana. Nuestro equipo de servicio brinda un nivel de compromiso, integridad y atención personal que una empresa familiar y operada localmente se enorgullece de ofrecer.

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LA BASURA DOMÉSTICA INCLUYE, PERO NO SE LIMITA A:

Vidrio, Cerámica o Espejos Rotos
Pañales
Residuos de Mascotas
Bolsas de Patatas Fritas o Bocadillos
Bolsas de Plástico
Bolsas de Aspiradora
Mangueras deJardín
Cable
BASURA
• Reciclables
• Orgánicos
• Residuos Domésticos Peligrosos (HHW)
• Electrónicos o baterías
• Bombillas Fluorescentes
• Productos farmacéuticos, desechos médicos o agujas
• Piezas de automóvil, incluido aceite de motor,
filtros de aceite, baterías y llantas
MANTENGA FUERA DEL CARRO DE BASURA:
• En lugar de tirar los artículos a la basura, done los artículos no deseados a organizaciones benéficas, amigos o familiares.
• Reutilice frascos de vidrio, tazas, tinas, papel de aluminio, cajas, bolsas y material de empaque. • Use servilletas de tela, manteles y paños de cocina en lugar de artículos desechables. • Compre artículos con menos empaque comprando al por mayor. • Traiga su propia taza de café, botella de agua, bolsas reutilizables y cajas cuando vaya de compras o de viaje, en lugar de usar desechables.
• Suscríbase para recibir facturas y avisos electrónicos. • Opte por no recibir correo basura. Elimine su nombre de las listas de correo visitando OptOutPrescreen. com o llamando sin cargo al 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-567-8688).

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LOS ORGÁNICOS RECICLABLES INCLUYEN, PERO NO SE LIMITA A:

ORGANICOS
Coloque su material orgánico en el contenedor verde. Los orgánicos deben colocarse holgadamente dentro de los
contenedores de orgánicos verdes solamente. ¡No utilice ningún tipo de bolsa de plástico (incluidas las bolsas
biodegradables o compostables certificadas) ya que
contaminan el material!
• Recortes de Césped
• Flores
• Recortes de Årboles
• Malas Hierbas
• Hojas de Palmera
• Hojas
• Ramas
• Trozos y Astillas de Madera
• Planta de hielo (en pequeñas
cantidades)
• Hiedra
• Decoraciones Florales
• Árboles de Navidad
(cortados por la mitad)
• Madera Pintada sin Tratar y
sin Plomo
• Restos de Comida
• Papel Manchado con
Comida

RECOLECTANDO TUS SOBRAS DE COMIDA
Hay muchas formas diferentes de trasladar limpiamente los restos de comida de su cocina a su contenedor verde de productos orgánicos. Estas son algunas de las opciones más populares:
• Envuelva sus Recortes! - Muchas personas encuentran que envolver los desperdicios de comida en cualquier tipo de papel que no sea encerado, como toallas de papel, papel de embalaje, periódicos o bolsas de papel, es una manera fácil de mover los desperdicios de comida desde el interior de su cocina a su carrito orgánico. Esto es especialmente cierto para grandes cantidades de fruta, carne, etc., e incluso puede dejar las sobras envueltas en el papel y luego simplemente depositarlas en el carrito de orgánicos. ¡No utilice bolsas de plástico de ningún tipo! • Caddies de Cocina - Un carrito de cocina es un recipiente opcional que se puede colocar debajo del fregadero de la cocina o en otra área conveniente para que lo use su hogar.

Cualquier recipiente reutilizable se puede utilizar como carrito de cocina. Los carritos de cocina pueden bloquearse para mantener los olores y, una vez llenos, pueden llevarse a su contenedor orgánico verde y vaciarse en los desechos verdes. Después de vaciarlo, se puede lavar. • Ponlo en Contenedores - muchas personas tienen sus propios contenedores, como latas de café y productos Tupperware, con los que se sienten cómodos para guardar restos de comida.

Al igual que en los caddies de cocina, una vez que el contenedor está lleno, se puede llevar y vaciar en el carrito de orgánicos.
• Congelarlo - algunas personas optan por congelar o refrigerar los restos de comida en recipientes y bolsas de papel y luego vaciarlos según sea necesario. edcodisposal.com
RECICLABLES INCLUYEN, PERO NO SE LIMITAN A:

ENVASES DE CARTÓN:

Cartones asépticos, incluidos cartones
de leche y cajas de jugo, cartones de
jugo de medio galón, cartones de sopa
/ caldo y cartones de vino.

CARTULINA:

Cartón, incluidas las cajas para mudanzas
y envíos o cualquier otra caja o embalaje de
cartón ondulado.

CONTENEDORES DE
VIDRIO:

Envases de vidrio, incluidos frascos
de comida y botellas de bebidas.

PAPEL MIXTO:

Papel mixto, que
incluye correo basura,
catálogos, revistas,
periódicos y papel usado
para impresión por
computadora.

CARTÓN:

Cajas de cartón como
cajas de cereales, cajas
de pañuelos, cajas de
alimentos refrigerados,
cajas de artículos de
tocador y estuches de
refrescos / cerveza.

PAPEL EN
TRIZAS:

Papel triturado
(colocado en una
bolsa de plástico
transparente
sellada para
facilitar su
manipulación).

PLÁSTICOS # 1 - # 7: Todos los recipientes de plástico, tapas y empaques con un símbolo de reciclaje # 1-7 (todos los recipientes aceptados con tapas y tapas): botellas de agua y refrescos, frascos de mantequilla de maní y otros alimentos, botellas de enjuague bucal, recipientes de aceite vegetal, recipientes de aceite automotriz, bandejas de alimentos horneables, jarras de leche, botellas de jugo, botellas de champú y acondicionador, recipientes de detergente y lejía, botellas de condimentos, botellas de medicamentos, tapas de botellas, tarrinas de mantequilla y yogur, estuches de CD, biberones, botellas de agua de 5 galones, CD, almacenamiento médico contenedores y plásticos rígidos como baldes de 5 galones.

METAL:

Seco y vacio
latas de pintura y
aerosol.

ALUMINIO:

Latas de aluminio, acero
y hojalata, como latas de
alimentos y bebidas para
refrescos, sopas, cerveza,
frijoles, frutas y verduras.

Limpie el papel de aluminio,
limpie las bandejas de aluminio
y los moldes para pasteles.

TODOS LOS RECICLABLES VAN EN UN CONTENEDOR
Con nuestro programa de reciclaje combinado, no es necesario clasificar los materiales reciclables. ¡Un contenedor puede llevarlo todo!

RECICLAJE
Use su contenedor de reciclaje azul para reciclar
contenedores domésticos, papeles mezclados,
periódicos, cartón y contenedores de bebidas
marcados con 1-7, etiquetados como “Valor de canje
de CA” o “Reembolso en efectivo de CA”, todos
mezclados en su carrito de reciclaje. Por favor,
ayude a prevenir la contaminación al no colocar
basura o artículos no reciclables en su carrito de
reciclaje azul. NO utilice bolsas de plástico. El
material reciclable debe colocarse holgadamente
dentro de los contenedores de reciclaje únicamente.
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BOLSAS PARA VINOS Y
LICORES:

Bolsas para vinos y licores.

Todos los envases de alimentos y bebidas
deben estar VACÍOS: ningún residuo de
alimentos o un mínimo de residuos de
alimentos y ningún líquido, y las cajas deben
romperse y aplanarse para que quepan dentro
del contenedor de reciclaje.
• Platos o Vasos Desechables Sucios
• Toallas de Papel Sucias
• Tejido Sucio
• Bolsas de Plástico (NO bolsas de plástico para
comestibles, bolsas de entrega de periódicos o
bolsas de papas fritas / bocadillos)
• Cerámica, Vasos para Beber o Espejos
• Bombillas Fluorescentes
• Electrónicos o Baterías
• Residuos Domésticos Peligrosos (HHW)
• Ropa o Zapatos
MANTENER FUERA DEL CARRITO DE RECICLAJE:

AYUDE A AHORRAR RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGÍA
El reciclaje mejora hoy el medio ambiente del mañana. La producción de aluminio, plástico y papel a partir de materiales vírgenes requiere mucha más energía y produce más contaminación del aire y del agua que para producir el mismo artículo a partir de productos reciclados.

LOS MATERIALES RECICLABLES SE CONVIERTEN EN PRODUCTOS DIARIOS Millones de artículos producidos están hechos con materiales reciclados. Los periódicos viejos se convierten en nuevos envases de cartón y papel de periódico. Los contenedores de envío y las cajas de cereales están hechos de cajas de cartón ondulado recicladas. Hoy en día, se recupera más papel para reciclar que el que se entierra en un vertedero.

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Nuestros videos son un esfuerzo adicional para aumentar la conciencia al proporcionar una maravillosa descripción general de lo que sucede con el reciclaje combinado, así como con el procesamiento de construcción, demolición e inerte (CDI). Observe lo que sucede desde el momento en que se recogen los materiales reciclables de su hogar hasta que los materiales se clasifican en nuestra Planta de Recuperación de Materiales (MRF) y luego se envían a los mercados nacionales e internacionales para convertirlos en nuevos productos reciclados.

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& vegetables including peels,
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products with a plastic coating, e.g., paper
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brush, shrubbery, tree trimmings
and untreated and uncoated scrap
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6670 Federal Boulevard • Lemon Grove, California 91945
(619) 287-7555 • Fax: (619) 287-5242 • edcodisposal.com • Printed on Recycled Paper January 27, 2026
Mr. José Alfredo Gonzalez
Purchasing Supervisor
City of Fullerton
303 W. Commonwealth Ave.

Fullerton, CA 92832
Dear Mr. Gonzalez,
Please allow this correspondence to provide a formal response to the questions posed in your January 23, 2026, electronic inquiry regarding the City of Fullerton's 2526-RFP-003 - Solid Waste Management Services.

1. Pricing Resubmittal
Please resubmit Pricing Forms for the rate years starting July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2028. Utilize the Orange County Landfill Rates provided in our previous email and provided below, which reflected a $74/ton rate for FY 2027-2028 and an $81/ton for FY 2028-2029. Feel free to adjust other rate components however you see fit.

RATE TABLE
Fiscal Year WISE Agreement
Contract Rate
Non-WISE Agreement
Gate Rate
2025-26 $43.76/ton $67.76/ton
2026-27 $67.00/ton $92.70/ton
2027-28 $74.00/ton $100.40/ton
2028-29 $81.00/ton $108.10/ton
2029-30 $81.00/ton + CPI $110.77/ton (estimate)
In response, EDCO proposes the attached Excel spreadsheet with revised pricing tabs for the rate years starting July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2028.

2. Enhancement List Resubmittal
Please list any financial, service, or other proposed enhancements (offerings above RFP requirements) individually, and provide an associated dollar value so we may quantity your enhancements.

Mr. José Alfredo Gonzalez
January 27, 2026

In response, EDCO proposes the attached Excel with a noted Enhancements tab highlighting the financial, service, or other proposed enhancements at no additional charge and associated dollar value.

As an additional benefit to the City of Fullerton and consistent with California Labor Code Section 1072 that provides a ten percent bid preference, EDCO will provide written offers of employment to displaced employees of the current contractor under the terms set forth in EDCO’s existing contract with Teamsters Local 396.

This offer is subject to the standard hiring qualification process such as controlled substances and alcohol test, physical examination, criminal background check, etc. Please note that as an added benefit, EDCO will honor the seniority earned at the current contractor for those employees that choose to join us.

If we can provide additional information on any aspect of our proposal, please feel free to contact me directly at [email protected] or 619.520.8764. EDCO would be honored to serve the City of Fullerton and looks forward to the opportunity to discuss various aspects of our proposal in detail.

Thank you for your consideration of our proposal.

Sincerely
Steve South
President & Chief Executive Officer
Attachment: Excel Spreadsheet with 2027 rate tab, 2028 rate tab and Enhancements tab City of Fullerton RFP - Pricing Form FY 2027 - 2028 Submitted By: EDCO Disposal Corporation January 27th 2026 Residential Service Residential Service Temporary & Industrial Service (a) (b) (a) + (b) Service
Component
Facility
Component All-Inclusive Rate
BID ALTERNATE $ 1.25
Rate Type (Added Description)
Service
Charge Per-Ton Charge *
Per- Load
Charge
(Added)
All-Inclusive
Rate
$ 17.59 $ 15.16 $ 32.75 * Per Month Per Unit assuming Bi-Monthly Billing Temporary Bin (3-yard) $ 224.49 $ 82.22 $ 12.33 $ 236.82 $ 14.07 $ 12.13 $ 26.20 Commercial - Downtown District (DD) & Other City Facility Services Temporary Bin (4-yard) $ 335.66 $ 82.22 $ 16.44 $ 352.10 $ 14.95 $ 12.89 $ 27.84 Rate Type Service Facility All-Inclusive Rate Temporary Bin (10-yard) 4-Ton Minimum C&D $ 450.00 $ 144.44 $ 577.78 $ 1,027.78 $ 17.59 $ 15.16 $ 32.75 DD - Organics Generators $ 451.39 $ 96.41 $ 547.80 Temporary Bin (20-yard) 2-Ton Minimum Recycle $ 450.00 $ 55.56 $ 111.11 $ 561.11 $ 159.01 $ 82.99 $ 242.00 DD - All Other Businesses $ 244.33 $ 18.57 $ 262.90 Temporary Bin (30-yard) 4 Ton Minimum Yardwaste $ 450.00 $ 127.78 $ 511.11 $ 961.11 $ 9.65 $ 9.65 Power-wash (over quarterly) * $ 1,222 $ 1,222.22 Temporary Bin (40-yard) 4 - Ton Minimum Trash $ 450.00 $ 82.22 $ 328.89 $ 778.89 No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Gate/Restricted Access (Per mth) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge (Following Rates Were Added) :
$ 6.65 $ 6.65 Resume Fee/Collection $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Permanent Rolloff Compactor 20- 40 -Yard Trash $ 385.00 $ 82.22 No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Damaged Cart (negligence) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Permanent Rolloff Compactor 20- 40 -Yard Recycle $ 385.00 $ 55.56 $ 9.65 $ 9.65 Damaged Bin (negligence) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Permanent Rolloff Compactor 20- 40 -Yard Organics $ 385.00 $ 188.89 No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Damaged Lid (negligence) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge $ 6.65 $ - $ 6.65 Extra Dump - service day $ 66.00 $ 66.00 Permanent Rolloff (10 - 40 Yard) C&D $ 325.00 $ 144.44 $ 9.65 $ 9.65 Extra Dump - non service day $ 66.00 $ 66.00 Permanent Rolloff (10 - 40 Yard) Recycle $ 325.00 $ 55.56 *After 3rd offense only. First and second offense will be warnings. Commercial Manure Bin $ 242.00 $ 242.00 Permanent Rolloff (10 - 40 Yard) Greenwaste $ 325.00 $ 127.78 Additional City Events & Services (Not Defined As "No Cost" in RFP) Extra Dump - non service day $ 242.00 $ 242.00 Permanent Rolloff (10 - 40 Yard) Trash $ 325.00 $ 82.22 Service Cost Permanent Rolloff (10 - 15 Yard ) Inert $ 325.00 $ 57.96 Downtown Containers $125/$45
Bulky Item Event $ 145.00 *Note : Per Ton Charge applies to Actual Tons for Permanent Rolloff Loads and Tons in excess of Load Minimums for Temporary Rolloff-loads HHW Event $ 35,000.00 All Compactor Rates assume Customer owned or leased containers Curbside HHW $ 79.61
Other?
Per Section 8.1.11(i) Power Washing Weekly Included in Rates Commercial Service Commercial Service Commercial Service Rate Type Service
Component
Facility
Component All-Inclusive Rate
Rate Type Service
Component
Facility
Component
All-Inclusive
Rate
Rate Type Service
Component
Facility
Component
All-Inclusive
Rate
Commercial Trash (Black or Grey Container) Commercial Recycling (Blue Container) Commercial Organics (Green or Brown Container) 96-gallon 1x week $ 77.10 $ 13.36 $ 90.46 96-gallon 1x week $ 75.99 $ 3.01 $ 79.00 96-gallon 1x week $118.64 $16.36 $135.00 96-gallon 2x week $ 132.95 $ 26.72 $ 159.67 96-gallon 2x week $ 132.23 $ 6.02 $ 138.25 96-gallon 2x week $203.53 $32.72 $236.25 96-gallon 3x week $ 184.55 $ 40.08 $ 224.63 96-gallon 3x week $ 184.52 $ 9.03 $ 193.55 96-gallon 3x week $281.67 $49.08 $330.75 96-gallon 4x week $ 231.90 $ 53.44 $ 285.34 96-gallon 4x week $ 232.86 $ 12.04 $ 244.90 96-gallon 4x week $353.06 $65.44 $418.50 96-gallon 5x week $ 275.00 $ 66.80 $ 341.80 96-gallon 5x week $ 277.25 $ 15.05 $ 292.30 96-gallon 5x week $417.70 $81.80 $499.50 96-gallon 6x week $ 313.85 $ 80.16 $ 394.01 96-gallon 6x week $ 317.69 $ 18.06 $ 335.75 96-gallon 6x week $475.59 $98.16 $573.75 1 yard bin 1x week $ 149.47 $ 17.80 $ 167.27 1 yard bin 1x week $ 105.79 $ 4.21 $ 110.00 1 yard bin 1x week $113.88 $51.12 $165.00 1 yard bin 2x week $ 258.94 $ 35.60 $ 294.54 1 yard bin 2x week $ 184.08 $ 8.42 $ 192.50 1 yard bin 2x week $186.51 $102.24 $288.75 1 yard bin 3x week $ 360.41 $ 53.40 $ 413.81 1 yard bin 3x week $ 256.87 $ 12.63 $ 269.50 1 yard bin 3x week $250.89 $153.36 $404.25 1 yard bin 4x week $ 453.88 $ 71.20 $ 525.08 1 yard bin 4x week $ 324.16 $ 16.84 $ 341.00 1 yard bin 4x week $307.02 $204.48 $511.50 1 yard bin 5x week $ 539.35 $ 89.00 $ 628.35 1 yard bin 5x week $ 385.95 $ 21.05 $ 407.00 1 yard bin 5x week $354.90 $255.60 $610.50 1 yard bin 6x week $ 616.82 $ 106.80 $ 723.62 1 yard bin 6x week $ 442.24 $ 25.26 $ 467.50 1 yard bin 6x week $394.53 $306.72 $701.25

1.5 yard bin 1x week $ 152.21 $ 26.70 $ 178.91 1.5 yard bin 1x week $ 113.69 $ 6.31 $ 120.00 1.5 yard bin 1x week $152.45 $22.55 $175.00

1.5 yard bin 2x week $ 262.42 $ 53.40 $ 315.82 1.5 yard bin 2x week $ 197.38 $ 12.62 $ 210.00 1.5 yard bin 2x week $261.15 $45.10 $306.25

1.5 yard bin 3x week $ 364.23 $ 80.10 $ 444.33 1.5 yard bin 3x week $ 275.07 $ 18.93 $ 294.00 1.5 yard bin 3x week $361.10 $67.65 $428.75

1.5 yard bin 4x week $ 457.64 $ 106.80 $ 564.44 1.5 yard bin 4x week $ 346.76 $ 25.24 $ 372.00 1.5 yard bin 4x week $452.30 $90.20 $542.50

1.5 yard bin 5x week $ 542.65 $ 133.50 $ 676.15 1.5 yard bin 5x week $ 412.45 $ 31.55 $ 444.00 1.5 yard bin 5x week $534.75 $112.75 $647.50

1.5 yard bin 6x week $ 619.26 $ 160.20 $ 779.46 1.5 yard bin 6x week $ 472.14 $ 37.86 $ 510.00 1.5 yard bin 6x week $608.45 $135.30 $743.75 2 yard bin 1x week $ 148.95 $ 35.60 $ 184.55 2 yard bin 1x week $ 121.58 $ 8.42 $ 130.00 2 yard bin 1x week $164.93 $30.07 $195.00 2 yard bin 2x week $ 280.90 $ 71.20 $ 352.10 2 yard bin 2x week $ 210.66 $ 16.84 $ 227.50 2 yard bin 2x week $281.11 $60.14 $341.25 2 yard bin 3x week $ 412.85 $ 106.80 $ 519.65 2 yard bin 3x week $ 293.24 $ 25.26 $ 318.50 2 yard bin 3x week $387.54 $90.21 $477.75 2 yard bin 4x week $ 544.80 $ 142.40 $ 687.20 2 yard bin 4x week $ 369.32 $ 33.68 $ 403.00 2 yard bin 4x week $484.22 $120.28 $604.50 2 yard bin 5x week $ 676.75 $ 178.00 $ 854.75 2 yard bin 5x week $ 438.90 $ 42.10 $ 481.00 2 yard bin 5x week $571.15 $150.35 $721.50 2 yard bin 6x week $ 800.20 $ 213.60 $ 1,013.80 2 yard bin 6x week $ 501.98 $ 50.52 $ 552.50 2 yard bin 6x week $648.33 $180.42 $828.75 3 yard bin 1x week $ 183.42 $ 53.40 $ 236.82 3 yard bin 1x week $ 152.37 $ 12.63 $ 165.00 3 yard bin 1x week $219.90 $45.10 $265.00 3 yard bin 2x week $ 345.34 $ 106.80 $ 452.14 3 yard bin 2x week $ 263.49 $ 25.26 $ 288.75 3 yard bin 2x week $373.55 $90.20 $463.75 3 yard bin 3x week $ 496.51 $ 160.20 $ 656.71 3 yard bin 3x week $ 366.36 $ 37.89 $ 404.25 3 yard bin 3x week $513.95 $135.30 $649.25 3 yard bin 4x week $ 647.68 $ 213.60 $ 861.28 3 yard bin 4x week $ 460.98 $ 50.52 $ 511.50 3 yard bin 4x week $641.10 $180.40 $821.50 3 yard bin 5x week $ 798.85 $ 267.00 $ 1,065.85 3 yard bin 5x week $ 547.35 $ 63.15 $ 610.50 3 yard bin 5x week $755.00 $225.50 $980.50 3 yard bin 6x week $ 950.02 $ 320.40 $ 1,270.42 3 yard bin 6x week $ 625.47 $ 75.78 $ 701.25 3 yard bin 6x week $855.65 $270.60 $1,126.25 4 yard bin 1x week $ 280.89 $ 71.21 $ 352.10 4 yard bin 1x week $ 143.16 $ 16.84 $ 160.00 4 yard bin 1x week $234.86 $60.14 $295.00 4 yard bin 2x week $ 529.48 $ 142.42 $ 671.90 4 yard bin 2x week $ 246.32 $ 33.68 $ 280.00 4 yard bin 2x week $395.97 $120.28 $516.25 4 yard bin 3x week $ 778.07 $ 213.63 $ 991.70 4 yard bin 3x week $ 341.48 $ 50.52 $ 392.00 4 yard bin 3x week $542.33 $180.42 $722.75 4 yard bin 4x week $ 1,026.66 $ 284.84 $ 1,311.50 4 yard bin 4x week $ 428.64 $ 67.36 $ 496.00 4 yard bin 4x week $673.94 $240.56 $914.50 4 yard bin 5x week $ 1,275.25 $ 356.05 $ 1,631.30 4 yard bin 5x week $ 507.80 $ 84.20 $ 592.00 4 yard bin 5x week $790.80 $300.70 $1,091.50 4 yard bin 6x week $ 1,507.69 $ 427.26 $ 1,934.95 4 yard bin 6x week $ 578.96 $ 101.04 $ 680.00 4 yard bin 6x week $892.91 $360.84 $1,253.75 5 yard bin 1x week $ 287.37 $ 89.00 $ 376.37 5 yard bin 1x week $ 158.95 $ 21.05 $ 180.00 5 yard bin 1x week $254.83 $75.17 $330.00 5 yard bin 2x week $ 489.74 $ 178.00 $ 667.74 5 yard bin 2x week $ 272.90 $ 42.10 $ 315.00 5 yard bin 2x week $427.16 $150.34 $577.50 Per Dump per Bin/Cart for as-needed and special events
Per Truck Hour for Designated Special Event or Clean-up Per Additional Event, per scope of Section 8.7.3 of Agreement On-Call Service Per Per Home
Additional Detail
Senior 3-cart (upsize 1 to 3 carts to 65 gal)
Other Cart size/configuration
Residential Manure Bin
Extra Trash Cart
Extra Recycle Cart
Extra Organics Cart -(1st 3 carts - no charge)
Overloaded Cart Fee*
Contaminated Cart Fee*
Reactivation Fee
Extra Dump - service day
Extra Dump - non service day
Senior 3-cart (35gal-35gal-35gal)
Note: The Facility Component and Per ton disposal charge, where applicable, assumes a 7/1/2027 OCWR landfill tip rate of $74.00/ton Rate Type
Per-Unit Charge to Perform All
Residential Billing Services.*
Standard 3-cart (96gal-96gal-96gal)
5 yard bin 3x week $ 675.11 $ 267.00 $ 942.11 5 yard bin 3x week $ 377.85 $ 63.15 $ 441.00 5 yard bin 3x week $582.99 $225.51 $808.50 5 yard bin 4x week $ 843.48 $ 356.00 $ 1,199.48 5 yard bin 4x week $ 473.80 $ 84.20 $ 558.00 5 yard bin 4x week $722.32 $300.68 $1,023.00 5 yard bin 5x week $ 994.85 $ 445.00 $ 1,439.85 5 yard bin 5x week $ 560.75 $ 105.25 $ 666.00 5 yard bin 5x week $845.15 $375.85 $1,221.00 5 yard bin 6x week $ 1,129.22 $ 534.00 $ 1,663.22 5 yard bin 6x week $ 638.70 $ 126.30 $ 765.00 5 yard bin 6x week $951.48 $451.02 $1,402.50 6 yard bin 1x week $ 323.84 $ 106.81 $ 430.65 6 yard bin 1x week $ 174.74 $ 25.26 $ 200.00 6 yard bin 1x week $294.79 $90.21 $385.00 6 yard bin 2x week $ 570.28 $ 213.62 $ 783.90 6 yard bin 2x week $ 299.48 $ 50.52 $ 350.00 6 yard bin 2x week $493.33 $180.42 $673.75 6 yard bin 3x week $ 816.72 $ 320.43 $ 1,137.15 6 yard bin 3x week $ 414.22 $ 75.78 $ 490.00 6 yard bin 3x week $672.62 $270.63 $943.25 6 yard bin 4x week $ 1,063.16 $ 427.24 $ 1,490.40 6 yard bin 4x week $ 518.96 $ 101.04 $ 620.00 6 yard bin 4x week $832.66 $360.84 $1,193.50 6 yard bin 5x week $ 1,290.25 $ 534.05 $ 1,824.30 6 yard bin 5x week $ 613.70 $ 126.30 $ 740.00 6 yard bin 5x week $973.45 $451.05 $1,424.50 6 yard bin 6x week $ 1,517.34 $ 640.86 $ 2,158.20 6 yard bin 6x week $ 698.44 $ 151.56 $ 850.00 6 yard bin 6x week $1,094.99 $541.26 $1,636.25 Please add and list all Split-Bin
Configurations
(Trash/Recycling) Other Recycling Rates
Service
Component
Facility
Component
All-Inclusive
Rate Other Organics Rates
Service
Component
Facility
Component
All-Inclusive
Rate
3 yard bin 1x week $ 265.90 $ 33.01 $ 298.91
3 yard bin 2x week $ 503.00 $ 66.02 $ 569.02 64-gallon 1x week $ 66.59 $ 2.41 $ 69.00 64-gallon 1x week $ 112.73 $ 12.27 $ 125.00 64-gallon 2x week $ 115.93 $ 4.82 $ 120.75 64-gallon 2x week $ 194.21 $ 24.54 $ 218.75 35-gallon 1x week $ 106.82 $ 8.18 $ 115.00
35-gallon 2x week $ 184.89 $ 16.36 $ 201.25
Please add and list all trash
compactor configurations
Service
Component
Facility
Component All-Inclusive Rate
Please add and list all recycling compactor
configurations
Service
Component
Facility
Component
All-Inclusive
Rate
2 yard Comp 1x week $ 286.84 $ 106.81 $ 393.65 2 yard Comp 1x week $ 300.94 $ 24.06 $ 325.00 2 yard Comp 2x week $ 538.68 $ 213.62 $ 752.30 2 yard Comp 2x week $ 520.63 $ 48.12 $ 568.75 2 yard Comp 3x week $ 808.02 $ 320.43 $ 1,128.45 2 yard Comp 3x week $ 724.07 $ 72.18 $ 796.25 2 yard Comp 4x week $ 1,077.36 $ 427.24 $ 1,504.60 2 yard Comp 4x week $ 911.26 $ 96.24 $ 1,007.50 3 yard Comp 1x week $ 400.26 $ 160.21 $ 560.47 3 yard Comp 1x week $ 413.92 $ 36.08 $ 450.00 3 yard Comp 2x week $ 751.02 $ 320.42 $ 1,071.44 3 yard Comp 2x week $ 715.34 $ 72.16 $ 787.50 3 yard Comp 3x week $ 1,126.53 $ 480.63 $ 1,607.16 3 yard Comp 3x week $ 994.26 $ 108.24 $ 1,102.50 3 yard Comp 4x week $ 1,502.04 $ 640.84 $ 2,142.88 3 yard Comp 4x week $ 1,250.68 $ 144.32 $ 1,395.00 4 yard Comp 1x week $ 468.68 $ 213.61 $ 682.29 4 yard Comp 1x week $ 482.89 $ 42.11 $ 525.00 4 yard Comp 2x week $ 877.86 $ 427.22 $ 1,305.08 4 yard Comp 2x week $ 834.53 $ 84.22 $ 918.75 4 yard Comp 3x week $ 1,316.79 $ 640.83 $ 1,957.62 4 yard Comp 3x week $ 1,159.92 $ 126.33 $ 1,286.25 4 yard Comp 4x week $ 1,755.72 $ 854.44 $ 2,610.16 4 yard Comp 4x week $ 1,459.06 $ 168.44 $ 1,627.50 All Compactor Rates assume Customer owned or leased containers All Compactor Rates assume Customer owned or leased containers Other Service - Program - Charge Commercial/Other Charges (only listed charges will be allowed) Rate Type
Flat Rate
Service
Component
Facility
Component All-Inclusive Rate Rate Type Flat Fee All-Inclusive Rate 3 yard bin 7x week Trash $ 1,058.19 $ 373.80 $ 1,431.99 Contamination-cart* $ 33.00 $ 33.00 Push-Out Service Per Container
>25ft, <50ft per Tip Freq/Mo $ 40.89 $ 40.89 Contamination-bin* $ 66.00 $ 66.00 Scout Service Per Container >50ft
Per Tip Freq/Mo $ 72.17 $ 72.17 Overload-cart No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Sunday Service Premium Per Mo Per
Container if less than 7 X $ 54.44 $ 54.44 Overload-bin $ 66.00 $ 66.00 Locking Bin (per bin/per mth) $ 8.66 $ 8.66
Locking Enclosure (Per mth) $ 8.66 $ 8.66
Gate/Restricted Access (Per mth) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Resume Fee/Collection $ 50.00 $ 50.00
Damaged Cart (negligence) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Damaged Bin (negligence) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Damaged Lid (negligence) No Add'l Charge No Add'l Charge Extra Dump - service day $ 95.00 $ 95.00
Extra Dump - non service day $ 125.00 $ 125.00
*After 3rd offense only. First and second offense will be warnings.

City of Fullerton RFP - Services offered at No Additional Charge January 27th 2026
Residential Service - No Additional Charge/Added Free Services Description Estimated Units Per Mo Cost Per Unit Cost Per Mo Cost Per Yr Extra Recycle Cart 2,870 $ 5.25 $ 15,067.50 $ 180,810.00 Extra Organics Cart Up to 3 Carts 8,600 $ 6.65 $ 57,190.00 $ 686,280.00 Senior Discount 20% - 35 Gal 2,500 $ 6.55 $ 16,375.00 $ 196,500.00 Senior Discount 15% - 65 Gal 1,500 $ 4.91 $ 7,368.75 $ 88,425.00 Kitchen Caddies offered 5,740 $ 0.45 $ 2,583.00 $ 30,996.00 Two Additional SFR Environmental
Times Newsletters 57,400 $ 0.30 $ 17,220.00
EDCO Community Fund – $25,000 $ 25,000.00
Overloaded Cart Fee* 861 $ 7.50 $ 6,457.50 $ 77,490.00
Reactivation Fee 50 $ 25.00 $ 1,250.00 $ 15,000.00
Sub-total $ 1,317,721.00
Commercial Service - No Additional Charge/Added Free Services Description Estimated Units Per Mo Cost Per Unit Cost Per Mo Cost Per Yr Overload-cart 200 $ 25.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 60,000.00
Gate/Restricted Access (Per mth) 150 $ 20.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 36,000.00 Damaged Cart (negligence) 5 $ 75.00 $ 375.00 $ 4,500.00 Damaged Bin (negligence) 5 $ 300.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 18,000.00 Damaged Lid (negligence) 5 $ 125.00 $ 625.00 $ 7,500.00 Sub-total $ 126,000.00
GRAND TOTAL VALUE PER YEAR $ 1,443,721.00
Other City Revenue and Cost Saving Enhancements:

EDCO anticipates the following additional revenue from the development of a Administrative Terminal within the City:
- Property taxes associated with appreciated value of acquired terminal property - Property taxes and fees on terminal improvements of approximately $8million - Annual ongoing sales tax on city terminial- based operating and cap-ex purchases - One -time City sales tax of 1% on terminal-based capital expenditures of approx $35million for ALL-NEW fleet and containers ( $350k)
EDCO will transport up to 6500 tons of SB1383 loose compost annually, at no additional charge, to a City location valued at up to $80k per year
6670 Federal Boulevard • Lemon Grove, California 91945
(619) 287-7555 • Fax: (619) 287-5242 • edcodisposal.com • Printed on Recycled Paper

4. Residential Service Bid Alternative
Residential Service
BID ALTERNATE Per-Unit Charge to Perform All
Residential Billing Services.* $ 1.25
* Per Month Per Unit assuming Bi-Monthly Billing
6670 Federal Boulevard • Lemon Grove, California 91945
(619) 287-7555 • Fax: (619) 287-5242 • edcodisposal.com • Printed on Recycled Paper

5. Bid Alternative Proposals – Collection Service
EDCO is not proposing a Bid Alternate. All pricing is submitted in accordance with the standard three-container collection requirements outlined in the RFP.