By Email:
Sep
tember 22, 2025
Dan
Hennessey
Director of Public Works
City of Santa Rosa
100 Santa Rosa Ave., Room 10
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
[email protected]
Dear
Mr. Hennessey,
In
accordance with the Fifth amendment to the Solid Waste Collection Services Agreement between the City of Santa Rosa (“City”) and Recology Sonoma Marin (“Recology”) dated September 26
th, 2023 and in continuation of section 4.03 of the Solid Waste Collection Services Agreement between the City and Recology dated August 29, 2017, Recology may apply by October 1 each year for an annual rate adjustment for rates effective the following January 1.
Please accept this letter as an application for rates to be effective January 1, 2026 with supporting information following.
As discussed, Recology has included the cost of bike lane sweeping services, two diesel bike lane sweepers, one pick-up truck, and a trailer. This results in a 0.67% increase to the refuse rate index adjustment of 3.03%, for a total rate increase of 3.70% . If the City would like for Recology to purchase electric sweepers, the cost would increase by $74,673 or 0.11%. We expect the sweepers to be delivered by Summer 2026.
The following chart shows the current rates as compared to the prior year rates with an overall increase of 3.70%.
Rates Effective RRI Rates Effective
Single Family Residential Cart Collection - Monthly Rate 1/1/2025 Increase 1/1/2026
3.70%
20 Gallon Cart 35.09$ 1.30$ 36.39$ 32 Gallon Cart 39.46 1.46 40.92
64 Gallon Cart 57.62 2.13 59.75
96 Gallon Cart 88.26 3.26 91.52
Multi-Family and Commercial Collection - Monthly Rate
32 Gallon Cart 54.91$ 2.03$ 56.94$ 64 Gallon Cart 109.85 4.06 113.91
96 Gallon Cart 164.93 6.10 171.03
1.0-CY Bin 353.13 13.06 366.19
1.5-CY Bin 452.85 16.75 469.60
2-CY Bin 552.61 20.44 573.05
3-CY Bin 675.52 24.99 700.51
4-CY Bin 845.47 31.27 876.74
6-CY Bin 1,146.53 42.41 1,188.94
ATTACHMENT 1
On the rate chart, Recology has adjusted the Freon charge to reflect the pass-through cost Republic charges for disposal.
Recology has provided an excel version of the rate calculations to aid in review, detailed rate charts for all rates, a summary rate sheet, and the audited financial statements for Recology Santa Rosa for FY2024.
Please contact me or Nikki Burke with any questions.
Sincerely,
Logan Harvey
Senior General Manager
Recology Sonoma Marin
Attachments:
Santa Rosa RRI - Effective 1.1.26 - Submitted 9.22.25.xlsx Recology Sonoma Marin AFS 9.30.24-Santa Rosa.pdf
CC: Josh Carstensen
Andy Fulton
Seth Hansen
Nikki Burke
Celia Furber
Jesse Gutierrez