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County staff: Salinas Valley commercial disposal rates higher largely because of disposal and transport costs; board to seek joint review
Summary
County environmental health staff told supervisors commercial hauling rates are about 35% higher in the Salinas Valley region than on the Peninsula, driven mainly by higher disposal and transfer-station fees and longer, less-dense routes. The board directed staff to meet with regional partners and return with a joint analysis.
Monterey County supervisors heard an update April 22 on differences in commercial solid-waste hauling rates under the new unified franchise agreement and asked staff to convene the parties for another joint review.
Environmental Health Director Rick Encarnacion told the board the county compared commercial disposal costs between the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (East) and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (West) after the county’s unified franchise agreement (UFA) with Waste Management took effect. Encarnacion said the East’s average commercial disposal rate was about $123 per ton in 2024 versus $70 per ton in the West — a difference…
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