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Board approves 3.95% increase to Marin Sanitary Service rates, plus contract change to company-provided carts
Summary
After independent review, the Board approved a 3.95% rate increase for Marin Sanitary Service to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and approved an amendment requiring the company's carts (ending routine pickup of customer-owned bags/cans) with a phased-in outreach plan and extra organics containers provided at no rate impact.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved a 3.95% adjustment to Marin Sanitary Service (MSS) rates for 2026 and a contract amendment that will require MSS to provide and collect company carts rather than routinely emptying residential customer-owned cans or bags.
Julie Bridal, program manager for the Department of Public Works' Waste Management Division, explained that MSS's application followed the county's franchise methodology and that the rate adjustment equates to about $2.21 per…
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