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Berkeley ends yard‑waste bag‑tag program, contracts compost operations and budgets for curbside changes
Summary
Council heard staff recommend eliminating the tag program, moving yard‑waste processing to a leased/operated compost site, buying a backup chipper for curbside brush, and relying on fund balance to smooth future trash contract increases.
City staff told the Berkeley City Council on April 29 that the proposed 2025–26 budget removes the residential yard‑waste bag‑tag program, shifts yard‑waste processing to a leased private operator and keeps curbside leaf and brush collection on a biweekly schedule.
Presenters said the city expects to lose approximately $120,000 in tag revenue after eliminating the tag program but that leasing the composting facility to a private operator should reduce operational costs and improve compost quality.…
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