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L o g a n H a r v e y | C e l i a F u r b e r | S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 2 5 A Little About Us
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• Serving 51,216 customers in
Santa Rosa since 2017
• Provide recycle, compost, garbage,
C&D, street sweeping, and recycle
processing services
• 100% Employee Owned
• Part of Teamsters Union 665
NEW Material Recovery
Facility (MRF)
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• $35 million project
• Opened Nov. 2023
• Process 400 tons/day
• 7 optical sorters
• Recovery rate 85% - one of the
highest in the U.S.
• Over 1,200 people have toured!
Sign up for a MRF Tour:
Recology.com/ RSMmrf
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Process Improvements
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• Cut call wait times in half YOY
• Safety training & retention
• Launch & recovery
• Bike lane sweeping
• Electric truck testing
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• Recover resources & reduce tons
sent to landfill
• Santa Rosa landfill tons decrease:
– 2019 = 1,124 lbs./person
• 90,824 total tons
• Est pop. 176,753
– 2024 = 992 lbs./person
• 79,323 total tons
• Est pop. 177,524
– 12% tonnage reduction
• Approx. 1,150 truck loads/year
• Now at 46% landfill diversion
Mission BEFORE
AFTER
CA State Law Compliance
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• 1,582 commercial/MFD compost
programs in place in Santa Rosa
• CA Mandatory Compost (SB 1383)
– 98% compliance
• CA Mandatory Recycle (AB 341)
– 100% compliance
Community Involvement
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• School assemblies &
lunchtime monitoring
• Provide educational tables
& event services for
public events
• Chamber board seat
• Technical assistance & staff
trainings
Other Highlights
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• EPIC Streets to Creeks
• Recology Village 7/30
• Children's Museum
reoccurring table & new
exhibit
• TRASH art program
• Reuse Bazaar 9/27
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THANK YOU