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Franchisee presents services and wins 2.24% CPI-based rate increase; district to expand outreach and battery disposal options
Summary
The solid-waste franchisee reviewed 2025 operations and programs for Cameron Park — including diversion, recycling center activity and a battery-bag pilot — and the board approved a CPI-based rate increase (about 2.241%, roughly $1.04 a month for a 65-gallon cart) effective July 1, 2026.
The district held a public hearing on solid-waste collection rates and heard a detailed annual presentation from the franchisee on June 17. The presenter said the company serves just over 5,900 residential customers and 227 commercial accounts in the district, and reported roughly 308,000 curbside pickups in 2025, nearly 4,500 tons of mixed organics diverted and about 2,500 tons of recyclables collected.
The presenter described outreach and contamination-reduction efforts, two annual community cleanup events, curbside programs (bulky-item vouchers, battery pickup and oil-drop service) and a recycling center that processed more than 35,000 visits and redeemed about $343,000 in CRV (California redemption value).
Explaining the rate change, the presenter said the franchise agreement ties annual adjustments to a CPI formula; the relevant fuel component lowered the annual index this cycle, producing a 2.241% increase that will raise a typical 65-gallon customer's bill by about $1.04 per month. "Those rates go into effect July 1," the presenter said.
The franchisee also reviewed operational changes intended to reduce hazards, including a new battery bag program designed to lower the risk of truck fires and a plan to expand household hazardous-waste hours at the material-recovery facility. Directors and residents asked follow-up questions about voucher use, contamination charges, recycling-lid color changes and how to advertise community cleanup events; the presenter said the district and franchisee will coordinate outreach.
Following the hearing and public comment, the board approved Resolution 2026‑14 to establish the new solid-waste collection rates.
