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West Valley Recycles reviews services and customer rules as Saratoga council seeks details on rates and outreach
Summary
At a joint session, West Valley Recycles outlined collection rules, cart sizes, bulky-item pickup, battery collection and multifamily services for Saratoga residents, and answered council questions about outreach, signage and forthcoming rate and compliance reviews.
Mayor Chuck Page convened a joint meeting of the Saratoga City Council and the West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority on the Authority’s services, customer programs and upcoming audits.
Rob Hilton, executive director of the West Valley Authority, said the agency — branded West Valley Recycles — is run by a four-member elected board and relies entirely on contractors to deliver services. "We primarily get things done through contractors," Hilton said, and described the authority’s budget priorities: roughly 30% for public education, 26% for regulatory compliance, about 10% for administration, 8% for rate-setting and 3% for legal expenses.
Andy Buck, Bay Area outreach manager for Waste Connections, walked council members through the three core streams customers should know: organics (food and yard waste), recycling (paper, containers and rigid plastics) and landfill (items that cannot be recycled…
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