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Council advances staff action on Recycla program despite member warnings about consumer fees
Summary
The City Council voted 11–2 to advance staff recommendations on the Removing Barriers to Recycling (RBR) program and the Recycla 2 procurement timeline, after extensive questioning about potential consumer impacts if new contracts are delayed.
The Los Angeles City Council on Jan. 28 advanced a staff recommendation affecting the city’s Removing Barriers to Recycling (RBR) program and the Recycla 2 procurement process, voting 11–2 to approve the action.
Councilmember Nithya Padilla (first speaking in this item as recorded) told colleagues she could not support terminating the existing RBR program without greater certainty that Recycla 2 contracts would be in place on schedule. “While I understand that the program currently costs the city approximately $2,000,000 per month, terminating it now could expose many of our most vulnerable constituents to…
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