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Republic Services explains 3.57% residential rate adjustment, new statewide recycling rules
Summary
Republic Services told the Philomath City Council it calculated this year’s refuse rate changes with an index tied mainly to CPI and said new Oregon recycling rules will allow more material — including some metals and buckets — in curbside carts.
Julie Jackson, a representative of Republic Services, described company rate adjustments and the state—ffort to standardize recycling rules in Oregon during the Philomath City Council meeting on Oct. 13.
Jackson said the company uses a refuse-rate index it developed with local governments that is weighted mostly to CPI but also factors in disposal and operational costs. She told the council the residential portion of this year djustment is 3.57 percent. Industrial customers face a 2.2 percent change; commercial changes use a mix of PPI and disposal-cost inputs.
The company representative also summarized the Recycling Modernization Act implementation and the role of the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), which in Oregon is operating under the name Circular Action Alliance (CAA). Jackson said the state—egan the first steps of the program on July 1 and that producers, through the PRO, are coordinating a single approach to recycling graphics and accepted materials statewide.
Why it matters: A higher residential rate affects household utility…
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