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Fortuna city manager: Recology negotiations progressing; short extension likely to align with SB 1383 organics rollout
Summary
The city manager reported negotiations with Recology over the solid‑waste franchise are progressing. Because the current franchise expires at the end of the calendar year and local organics capacity constraints remain, the city is likely to authorize a short extension to June 30, 2026 while SB 1383 organics recycling requirements are implemented.
The Fortuna city manager told the June 2 council meeting that negotiations with Recology, the city’s solid‑waste franchisee, "are moving along nicely at this point" and that a short‑term extension of the franchise is likely as the city accommodates state organics recycling requirements.
The city manager said the current solid‑waste franchise agreement expires at the end of the calendar year and that the city is likely to adopt a short extension from January 2026 through June 30, 2026 to accommodate the rollout of SB 1383 organics recycling requirements, which the manager said would begin July 1.
Fortuna and other local Humboldt County jurisdictions have been in compliance agreements with CalRecycle because SB 1383 requirements were adopted in 2022 and adequate organics recycling capacity was not available then. The city manager said talks with Recology are on track and that, once local capacity and compliance conditions are met, Fortuna expects to move out of the CalRecycle compliance agreement and into a longer‑term franchise contract that meets SB 1383 requirements.
No formal franchise action or vote was recorded in the June 2 meeting; the manager’s remarks were an informational update.
