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Mid Valley Disposal reports contaminants, diversion rates and cleanup tonnages to Kingsburg council
Summary
Mid Valley Disposal told the Kingsburg City Council it conducted 153 commercial side assessments, 79 multifamily visits and 230 residential visits in 2025, reported 220 driver contamination tags and that plastic bags, Styrofoam and food waste are the top contaminants; the company also summarized cleanup-event tonnages and a 38% diversion rate for a recent event.
Thomas Hammond, recycling programs manager for Mid Valley Disposal, told the Kingsburg City Council on March 18 that the company increased outreach and enforcement work across the city in 2025 and identified plastic bags, Styrofoam and food waste as the most frequent contaminants.
Hammond said side assessments—which involve a recycle coordinator visiting businesses to check streams and educate staff—covered 153 commercial businesses, 79 multifamily properties and 230 residential homes last year. Driver audits, he said, generated 204 residential and 16 commercial contamination tags, for 220 total…
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