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Controller outlines Prop F rate process as Recology requests increases; department details incentive tiers and impound funding
Summary
The Controller's office described a new refuse rate‑setting process under Prop F and said it expects to publish a proposed rate order in May/early June. Recology presented a rate change request seeking a 3.9% collection increase and a 16.36% tipping fee increase for rate year 2024; the Environment Department described impound funding and a tiered 0‑waste incentive tied to recovery percentages.
The Controller's office and the Department of the Environment briefed the San Francisco Commission on the Environment on March 28 about the new refuse rate‑setting process required by Proposition F and a rate change proposal filed by Recology.
Jay Liao, the refuse rate administrator in the Controller's office, said Prop F moved the administrator role to the controller and requires a more transparent, publicly accessible rate process that includes multiple hearings and a proposed rate order from the controller. "We plan on having a proposed rate order from our office by May, early June," Liao said, noting the office is operating on a compressed timeline to meet an Oct. 1 effective…
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