Recology Sonoma Marin
Santa Rosa Refuse Rate Index Calculation - Summary Page For Rate Year 2026
FY 2024 Index %
Cost Category RSM Op. Expense % Change for Weighted
Expenses Weight Jun 24 - Jul 25 / Jun 24 - Jul 25 Percentage Labor 13,312,498$ 26.52% 3.56% 0.94%
Diesel 2,047,288 4.08% -11.29% -0.46%
CNG Fuel - 0.00% NA NA
Vehicle Replacement/Lease 3,454,379 6.88% 4.30% 0.30% Vehicle Maintenance 1,732,725 3.45% 1.49% 0.05%
MSW Disposal Fee 13,930,883 27.75% 4.07% 1.13%
Organics Processing Fee 4,084,996 8.14% 0.51% 0.04%
Recycling Material Revenue (2,560,766) -5.10% -8.16% 0.42% All Other (incl. Gross RCY Proc'g Costs) 14,190,800 28.27% 2.15% 0.61% Total 50,192,804$ 100.00% 3.03%
Purchase of Vehicles and Service Cost (1)
0.67%
Total Rate Increase for 1/1/2026 (2) 3.70%
(1) Reflects the purchase of two sweepers, a pickup truck, trailer and bike lane sweeping services. Please see the Sweeper Cost tab for details.
Summary Table for Key Rates
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
(2) Rates not currently listed on the table will increase by RRI rate of 3.7%. See Detailed Rate View for more rates.
RRI Before Sweeper Costs
CUURS49BSA0
Index
Name
CIS201S000000000I
California No. 2 Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
G-NGV2
PCU336211336211
PCU3339243339243
Republic Tip Fee
Republic Organics Fee
OBM OCC (11) US to Asia, FAS Oakland
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Santa Rosa Refuse Rate Index Calculation - Index Calculations For Rate Year 2026
Labor Index
BLS Series ID: CIS201S000000000I Total compensation for Private industry workers in Service-providing industries (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Q3 - Q2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
2022 151.2 153.4 155.1 156.9 601.0 2023 158.6 160.3 161.9 163.4 630.9 2024 165.2 166.7 167.9 169.4 657.2 2025 170.8 172.5 680.6
Percentage change 3.6% Weight 26.5% Weighted percentage 0.9% Diesel Fuel Index
California No. 2 Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel - Monthly
hap://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel.asp Jul- Jun Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2022 4.803 5.018 6.133 6.260 6.479 6.874 6.587 6.123 6.149 6.330 6.121 5.558 62.379 2023 5.467 5.423 5.263 4.990 4.842 4.760 4.907 5.518 6.043 6.094 5.684 5.320 67.613 2024 5.130 5.214 5.216 5.239 5.078 4.927 4.901 4.758 4.733 4.714 4.667 4.606 64.370 2025 4.734 4.825 4.795 4.780 4.783 4.809 4.936 4.895 57.105 Percentage change -11.3% Weight 4.1% Weighted percentage -0.5% Vehicle Replacement
BLS Series ID: pcu336211336211 Truck, bus, car and other vehicle bodies, for sale separately. (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Jul- Jun
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2022 293.0 296.7 297.9 303.8 316.0 318.5 319.5 321.9 323.2 327.5 327.6 327.9 3,513.6 2023 330.9 333.2 334.8 336.4 336.7 337.0 338.4 338.6 338.9 342.1 342.2 344.2 3,956.7 2024 346.7 346.8 348.0 348.4 347.5 347.6 351.2 356.8 356.9 357.0 356.5 356.4 4,129.3 2025 359.2 360.4 362.0 363.3 363.4 363.5 363.9 364.0 4,306.6 Percentage change 4.3% Weight 6.9% Weighted percentage 0.3% Vehicle Maintenance
BLS Series ID: pcu3339243339243 Parts and attachments for industrial trucks and tractors (sold separately) Jul- Jun
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2022 328.8 332.7 338.9 342.8 344.5 344.5 344.5 344.6 345.8 345.9 345.9 345.9 3,966.0 2023 355.9 357.0 357.0 356.6 357.4 357.4 357.5 357.5 358.9 358.9 363.8 363.8 4,213.7 2024 364.3 364.3 364.3 364.3 364.3 364.3 364.3 364.3 364.3 365.4 365.4 365.4 4,346.0 2025 365.4 366.0 366.0 374.7 374.7 374.7 374.7 374.7 4,410.8 Percentage change 1.5% Weight 3.5% Weighted percentage 0.1% Disposal
The per-Ton tip fee charged at the Approved Disposal Site (Sonoma County Landfill).
Apr-24 Apr-25
MSW Disposal Fee: 164.92$ 171.63$
Organics Disposal Fee: 116.08 116.67
% Change Weight Weighted % Change
MSW 4.07% 27.8% 1.1%
ORG 0.51% 8.1% 0.0%
Recycling Material Revenue
RISI Official Board Market Index: Old Corrugated Containers (11), Export from US to Asia, FAS Oakland, US SF/Oakland Jul- Jun Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2022 148.5 148.5 158.5 153.5 148.5 158.5 163.5 128.5 78.5 48.5 63.5 93.5 2,147.0 2023 93.5 118.5 103.5 103.5 98.5 108.5 118.5 128.5 138.5 153.5 143.5 148.5 1,202.0 2024 163.5 158.5 178.5 173.5 178.5 178.5 173.5 166.5 163.5 148.5 128.5 123.5 1,862.0 2025 133.5 136.5 136.5 141.5 131.5 126.5 1,710.0 Percentage change -8.2% Weight -5.1% Weighted percentage 0.4% All Other
Series ID: CUURS49BSA0 Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, All Items Jul- Jun Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2022 320.195 324.878 330.539 328.871 332.062 331.222 1,915.849 2023 337.173 338.496 340.056 340.094 341.219 339.915 2,007.880 2024 345.151 351.247 351.064 349.290 349.370 348.001 2,068.690 2025 354.432 355.707 356.460 357.992 2,113.260 Percentage change 2.2% Weight 28.3% Weighted percentage 0.6% Total Weighted Percentage Increase 3.03%
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Consumer Price Index Historical Data for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Year Payment CPI Increase
2018 125,000$
2019 127,818$ 2.25%
2020 130,467$ 2.07%
2021 132,507$ 1.56%
2022 135,557$ 2.30%
2023 145,280$ 7.17%
2024 154,386$ 6.27%
2025 159,469$ 3.30%
2026 163,673$ 2.64%
All Other
Series ID: CUUR0000SA0 Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, All Items Jul- Jun % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Change 2016 236.916 237.111 238.132 239.261 240.229 241.018 240.628 240.849 241.428 241.729 241.353 241.432 NA 2017 242.839 243.603 243.801 244.524 244.733 244.955 244.786 245.519 246.819 246.663 246.669 246.524 2,911.874 2018 247.867 248.991 249.554 250.546 251.588 251.989 252.006 252.146 252.439 252.885 252.038 251.233 2,977.515 2.3% 2019 251.712 252.776 254.202 255.548 256.092 256.143 256.571 256.558 256.759 257.346 257.208 256.974 3,039.220 2.1% 2020 257.971 258.678 258.115 256.389 256.394 257.797 259.101 259.918 260.280 260.388 260.229 260.474 3,086.760 1.6% 2021 261.582 263.014 264.877 267.054 269.195 271.696 273.003 273.567 274.310 276.589 277.948 278.802 3,157.808 2.3% 2022 281.148 283.716 287.504 289.109 292.296 296.311 296.276 296.171 296.808 298.012 297.711 296.797 3,384.303 7.2% 2023 299.170 300.840 301.836 303.363 304.127 305.109 305.691 307.026 307.789 307.671 307.051 306.746 3,596.220 6.3% 2024 308.417 310.326 312.332 313.548 314.069 314.175 314.540 314.796 315.301 315.664 315.493 315.605 3,714.841 3.3% 2025 317.671 319.082 319.799 320.795 321.465 322.561 323.048 323.976 3,812.772 2.6% Recology Sonoma Marin
Santa Rosa Refuse Rate Index Calculation - AB939 Payment For Rate Year 2026
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Santa Rosa Refuse Rate Index Calculation - RSM Audited Financials For Rate Year 2026
AFS FY24 AFS % of
Total Expenses Categorized Expenses AFS FY24 Total
Payroll & Related; and Temp Labor 13,312,498 Labor 13,312,498$ 26.52% Liability Insurance 1,043,066 Diesel 2,047,288 4.08% Disposal 18,015,879 CNG Fuel - 0.00% 3,499,133 Replacement 3,454,379 6.88%
Rent & lease 36,928 Maintenance 1,732,725 3.45% Supplies 662,057 Disposal 13,930,883 27.75% Repairs & Maintenance 1,732,725 Organic Processing 4,084,996 8.14% Fuel & Oil 2,047,288 Recycling Revenue (2,560,766) -5.10% Buildings & Facilities 138,987 Other (incl. Gross RCY Proc'g Costs) 14,190,800 28.27% Licenses & Permits 132,180 50,192,804$ 100.00% Utilities 57,799
Freight 62,268
Recycling & COGS - RCY Processing Fee Breakdown Professional Services 225,549 Gross RCY Processing Costs 6,059,899$ Bad Debt 439,662 RCY Processing Revenues (2,560,766) Travel, meals & entertainment 22,987 Net RCY Processing Fee 3,499,133$ Office expenses 333,312
Taxes 178,149
Regional Allocations 708,855 Contra Revenue Costs Corporate Allocations 2,179,993 Franchise Fees (8,701,288)$ Other Operating Expenses 491,371
Depreciation & Depletion 812,326
Amortization 1,425,134
(Gain)/loss on sale (7,396)
I/C equipment & property 2,642,053
Total Expenses 50,192,804
Recycling Processing Fee
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Bike Lane Sweeper Vehicles Cost and Service
For Rate Year 2026
Sweeper Purchase
Vehicles and Trailer Depreciated Over 10
Interest Rate 6.27% Based on Recology interest rate vs WSJ Prime of 7.50% Purchase Cost Qty Annual Costs
Sweeper 160,000 2 320,000$
Haul Vehicle (Truck & Trailer) 76,000 2 152,000 Total Trucks 472,000$
Monthly Lease
Sweeper Monthly Lease 44,036$
Haul Vehicle Lease 20,917
Total Sweeping Costs
Operating Costs 265,927$
Disposal Costs 6,070
Total Operating Cost 271,997$
Sweeper Lease Costs 44,036
Haul Vehicle Lease Costs 20,917
Total Cost 336,950$
Profit (on allowable expenses) 10% 36,764
Franchise Fees 14% 60,837
Required Revenue @ 2025 Costs 434,551$
Projected 2025 Revenue 64,984,530$
Incremental 2026 Rate Increase 0.67%
Additional cost for two Electric Sweepers is $74672.79 or 0.11% Increase Santa Rosa RRI 1.1.26 (Unlinked) - Submitted 9.22.25 - Sweeper Cost 5 of 9 Recology Sonoma Marin
Santa Rosa Refuse Rate Index Calculation - Revenue
For Rate Year 2026
2023 2024 2025E
Residential 25,748,327 27,020,016 28,195,518 Commercial 23,757,121 24,931,480 26,320,212 Apartment 4,938,145 5,155,651 5,376,381 Debris Box 3,579,376 2,866,384 2,058,660 Compactors & State Facilities 2,891,195 3,025,227 3,033,760 60,914,163 62,998,759 64,984,530
8.0% 3.4% 3.2%
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Rate Tables
For Rate Year 2026
Single Family Rates
20 Gal 32 Gal 64 Gal 96 Gal
Curbside 36.39$ 40.92$ 59.75$ 91.52$ On Premises 69.24 73.78 92.64 124.37 Additional SFD Rates
Additional Curbside Garbage Cart (each cart) 22.31$ 22.31$ 41.90$ 62.85$ Additional On-Premises Garbage Cart (each cart) 35.71 35.71 55.32 76.27 Additional Curbside Recycling Cart (each cart) 17.76 17.76 32.86 42.84 Additional On-Premises Recycling Cart (each cart) 26.00 26.00 36.64 49.25 First Additional Curbside Organics Cart 12.59 12.59 12.59 12.59 Additional Curbside Organics Cart (>2) 31.18 31.18 46.28 62.69 Additional Cart Exchange or Replacement (each additional cart) 38.23 / occurrence Cart Contamination Charge 45.13 / occurrence
Additional Large Item Collection, beyond two (2) included 144.40 /each additional collection Excess Large Item Collection, beyond three (3) cubic yards per collection 43.80 / cubic yard Freon Extraction for Included and Excess Large Item Collection 73.26 / each Extra Pick-Ups-Curbside or On-Premises
Extra Bag/Overflowing Can (based on 32 gal Can) 38.99$ Monthly 9.02$ One-Time Residential Can (based on 64 gal Can) 58.38 Monthly 13.47 One-Time 7 Day Bin Rental-Residential Clean Up MSW
3 CY Bin (7 Day Rental) 352.78$ Per use
4 CY Bin (7 Day Rental) 423.68 Per use
On-call service and a la cart recycling and organics services are not available.
Weekly service required and includes recycling of all materials properly containerized, bound or boxed for collection, and organics collection up to 100% of weekly trash volume.
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Rate Tables
For Rate Year 2026
Commercial and Multi-Family Dwelling Rates
Collection Frequency
Garbage Rates 1x/Week 2x/Week 3x/Week 4x/Week 5x/Week 6x/Week 32 Gallon 56.94$ 113.89$ 170.84$ 227.81$ 284.74$ 341.68$ 64 Gallon 113.91 227.83 341.72 455.61 569.53 683.45 96 Gallon 171.03 342.11 513.15 684.21 855.24 1,026.30 1 CY Bin 366.19 559.05 757.21 971.26 1,305.57 1,548.96
1.5 CY Bin 469.60 777.80 1,078.33 1,403.45 1,730.37 2,055.86 2 CY Bin 573.05 996.51 1,399.41 1,835.53 2,155.09 2,562.71 3 CY Bin 700.51 1,294.92 1,721.48 2,233.77 2,755.70 3,284.32 4 CY Bin 876.74 1,600.68 2,046.00 2,532.78 3,240.18 3,761.40 6 CY Bin 1,188.94 2,025.74 3,060.20 3,662.16 5,026.35 6,247.48 2 CY Compactor 994.07 1,838.49 2,662.37 3,519.48 4,260.04 5,088.64 3 CY Compactor 1,332.00 2,557.89 3,615.96 4,759.78 5,913.16 7,073.32 4 CY Compactor 1,718.73 3,284.72 4,572.02 5,900.81 7,450.19 8,813.44 Extra Pick-Ups-Curbside or On-Premises
Commercial Can (based on 64G can) 115.75$ Monthly 26.73$ One-Time 1 YD Bin 372.65 Monthly 86.06 One-Time
1.5 Yd Bin 479.27 Monthly 110.69 One-Time 2 YD Bin 585.94 Monthly 135.35 One-Time 3 YD Bin 719.86 Monthly 166.25 One-Time 4 YD Bin 902.52 Monthly 208.42 One-Time 6 YD Bin 1,227.60 Monthly 283.50 One-Time Collection Frequency
Roll-Off Collection (Haul only rate plus disposal per ton) 1x/Week 2x/Week 3x/Week 4x/Week 5x/Week 6x/Week 10, 20, & 30 CY Roll-Off 726.04$ 1,452.02 $ 2,178.04$ 2,904.07$ 3,630.08$ 4,356.10$ 40 CY Roll-Off 884.66 1,769.32 2,653.98 3,538.60 4,423.30 5,307.96 Compactor 867.88 1,502.75 2,254.11 3,005.47 3,756.87 4,508.21 MSW Disposal 199.57 per ton Tire Disposal 39.17 Each Wood & YW Disposal 135.66 per ton
Collection Frequency
Organic Food Waste 1x/Week 2x/Week 3x/Week 4x/Week 5x/Week 6x/Week 32 Gallon 53.28$ 106.52$ 159.79$ 213.06$ 266.33$ 319.57$ 64 Gallon 102.61 205.25 307.89 410.50 513.17 615.77 96 Gallon 159.99 320.00 479.99 639.96 799.96 959.94 1 CY Bin 340.40 507.44 679.82 868.07 1,176.56 1,394.15
1.5 CY Bin 415.54 676.17 929.41 1,206.24 1,484.84 1,762.04 2 CY Bin 521.45 893.39 1,244.65 1,629.17 1,897.15 2,253.17 3 CY Bin 623.13 1,140.13 1,489.32 1,924.21 2,368.75 2,819.97 4 CY Bin 773.58 1,394.29 1,736.41 2,120.01 2,724.21 3,142.23 Collection Frequency
Organic Green Waste 1x/Week 2x/Week 3x/Week 4x/Week 5x/Week 6x/Week 32 Gallon 57.03$ 114.05$ 171.07$ 228.11$ 285.14$ 342.13$ 64 Gallon 98.95 197.90 296.82 395.75 494.71 593.64 96 Gallon 141.05 282.12 423.17 564.21 705.28 846.31 1 CY Bin 359.98 546.60 738.51 946.30 1,274.34 1,511.53
1.5 CY Bin 460.26 759.17 1,050.29 1,366.10 1,683.70 1,999.85 2 CY Bin 560.61 971.59 1,362.03 1,785.66 2,092.78 2,487.95 3 CY Bin 681.84 1,257.50 1,665.37 2,158.99 2,662.19 3,172.11 4 CY Bin 851.80 1,550.85 1,971.22 2,433.11 3,115.55 3,611.87 6 CY Bin 1,151.55 1,950.99 2,948.04 3,512.66 4,839.43 6,023.18 10, 20, & 30 CY Roll-Off 726.04 1,452.02 2,178.04 2,904.07 3,630.08 4,356.10 40 CY Roll-Off 884.66 1,769.32 2,653.98 3,538.61 4,423.32 5,307.97 Compactor 867.88 1,735.72 2,603.59 3,471.43 4,339.32 5,207.21 Haul only rates plus per ton
disposal
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Rate Tables
For Rate Year 2026
Commercial and Multi-Family Dwelling Rates
Additional Commercial & MFD Rates
Additional Cart Exchange or Replacement (each additional cart ) 94.82$ / occurrence Additional Bin Exchange or Replacement (each additional cart ) 174.86 / occurrence Cart Contamination Charge 45.13 / occurrence Bin Contamination Charge 135.40 / cu. yd.
Locking Bin or Cart 13.97 / lock / month or delivery of replacement lock Service Call Back 24.35 / occurrence / container Overflow Bin 133.00 / cu. yd.
Excess Large Item Collection, beyond 0.5 cubic yard per MFD service unit 37.75 / cubic yard MFD Only Additional Large Item Collection, beyond two (2) included pick-ups per year 124.39 / each additional collection MFD Only Freon Extraction for Debris Box, Included and Excess Large Item Collection 73.26 / each Labor Rate (for Box repair and other non-collection service needs) 135.74 /occurrence Compactor Cleaning (scheduled on service day only) 555.35 /occurrence Trip Charge (no cancellation for empty box)/Relocation Fee (on day other than service day) 363.05 /occurrence Monthly Box Rental (if no collection during month) 185.11 /month Daily Box Rental (if no collection for 7 days, up to 7 add'l days, then monthly charge applies) 26.44 /day Mattress 63.95 / each
Push Rates 0-10 feet 11-49 feet 50-75 feet 76-100 feet 101+ feet No Charge 38.47$ 76.92$ 115.42$ 156.80$ On-call service and a la cart recycling and organics services are not available.
Weekly service required and includes recycling of all materials properly containerized, bound or boxed for collection, and organics collection up to 100% of weekly trash volume.
Rate Chart changes highlighted in green.
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