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R3 Phase 2 finds no clear link between hauler fees and diversion; recommends further analysis of barging and asset values
Summary
R3's Phase 2 report to LAFCO found no direct correlation between jurisdiction fees/free services and diversion or customer rates, cataloged Recology's San Francisco assets (two owned sites and three leased) and outlined barging trade-offs; commissioners accepted the report and forwarded it to the Board of Supervisors.
LAFCO reviewed Phase 2 of R3's refuse collection, hauling and disposal study on June 3, 2011. R3 summarized data from 13 jurisdictions and examined fees and services, the relationship between fees and diversion rates, fixed assets held by Recology in San Francisco, and the potential consequences and benefits of barging.
Rick Hutchinson of R3 said the analysis did not find a direct correlation between a jurisdiction's fees or free/discounted services and customer rates or diversion rates. "What we saw was that there was not a direct correlation between those numbers," Hutchinson said. He said the study compiled gross revenues, franchise and other fees, and calculated a fee-and-service percentage for each…
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