News Archive for San Francisco
Watch: “Back to the Core: A Compost Story”
A new video released by Recology follows the journey of food scraps from curbside green bins to compost facilities to local farms.
Rethinking waste: Recology’s methane reduction strategy
Landfills, the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, significantly contribute to the climate crisis. While the waste management industry traditionally relies heavily on landfills, an alternative approach that focuses on resource recovery—diverting material from landfills for recycling into new products or returning to the earth—is paramount in methane reduction. Reuters, Dec. 12, 2023.
Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way?
The holiday season provides a visible surge in trash. For waste haulers and recycling plant managers, this tidal wave of rubbish brings its own peculiar risks and challenges. For environmentalists, this is Exhibit A for why Californians need to lead more sustainable lives and consume less. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 31, 2023.
Recology gives SF residents’ Christmas tree a second act
City officials from San Francisco Environment and San Francisco Public Works are asking residents to continue recycling their Christmas trees, which helps keep San Francisco green and clean by reducing material sent to the landfill and preventing improper disposal and illegal dumping. KRON, Dec. 26, 2023.
2023 Adopted Rate Order
Dear Recology Customers, Recology is committed to providing you with the best service our industry has to offer. As one of the only 100-percent employee-owned companies in our industry, we are committed to paying market wages to our hardworking employees while offering competitive rates to our customers. On August 31, 2023, the Refuse Rate Board, […]
Schedule a Bulky Item Pickup
Have you used your Bulky Item Pickups this year? Residential customers receive 2 per year and multi-family units receive 1 per year. Appointments are filling up soon, so please schedule yours as soon as possible. If you need to schedule a pickup, schedule one through our Bulky Item Pickup Page or email us at CustomerService@RecologySF.com. Reminder: […]
Cardboard Information Sheet
Do not leave your cardboard out on the sidewalk unless you have an active Recology account for the amount of cardboard you need collected.
2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustment
To address increased costs of service over the last 18 months, Recology has submitted a request and the SF Controller, as rate administrator, has authorized a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 8.86% for Recology’s collection services, effective January 1, 2023.
Recology, SF Controller Reach Agreement on Improved Rate-Setting Process, Resolve Past Issues
Recology and the City Controller’s Office have agreed to the terms of an agreement to improve the rate-setting process for waste hauling services in San Francisco and resolve issues related to past rate-setting processes.