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Mid Valley Disposal reports low contamination rates; Granny's Pantry named recycler of the year
Summary
Mid Valley Disposal presented its 2024 annual report to the Atwater City Council, reporting low contamination rates in an organized study (organics contamination ~4.88%) and naming Granny's Pantry recycler of the year for perfect separation performance.
Billy Hansen, recycling programs manager for Mid Valley Disposal, presented the company's 2024 annual report to the Atwater City Council, highlighting outreach and contamination-monitoring results. Hansen said the company sampled approximately 5% of every route in the city (55 routes) and examined 520 organic carts, finding contamination in six (a 4.88% contamination rate). He reported similarly low contamination rates for trash and recycling containers.
Hansen described outreach activities in 2024, including community service outreach, National Night Out, two cleanup events and participation in the Christmas parade; staff and contractors distributed over 7,000 flyers and performed more than 404 site visits to educate large food generators and property managers about recycling and organics separation.
As part of the presentation, Mid Valley announced a new "good job" tag program for 2025 to recognize households and businesses that properly separate organics and recycling; the tag can be redeemed for a countertop food-waste bin. Hansen recognized Granny's Pantry as the 2024 recycler of the year for maintaining a perfect record with no contamination in recycling or food waste.
Councilmembers thanked Hansen and the company for outreach and educational work. A brief dialog followed about coordinating volunteer cleanup events and operational details; no council action was required.
