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RecycleMore Hosts a Public Informational Meeting on the Republic Services’ Post Collection Mid-Year 2025 Rate Increase

Town Hall Meeting Information

Per request from the Authority Board of Directors on June 12, 2025, Authority Staff set up and conducted an informational meeting for the public to provide information and answer any questions about the mid-year rate increase, which went into effect on July 1, 2025, due to the current Post Collection Agreement Board approved extension through December 31, 2025.

Here is the basic information for the meeting:

  • Post Collection Public Information Meeting “Short-Term Rate Increase from July 1 to December 31, 2025”
    • Meeting Date: July 17, 2025
    • Meeting Time: 5-6 PM
    • Location: Hercules City Hall
    • Outreach Efforts:
      • Notice in paper: West County Times (July 15 & July 16, 2025)
      • RecycleMore Website: Event listing with a hero banner driving to the event page
      • RecycleMore Social Media: Instagram and Facebook/Facebook Event (Boosted)
      • Email to Board/Member Agencies/RecycleMore Community
      • Curated Content to Member Cities for their communications

On Thursday, July 17th, even with significant efforts by Authority Staff to publicize this event, only one community member attended – a very nice resident from Richmond who had a lot of good questions.

Republic Services was unable to attend; however, they provided a statement about the strike that was read during the meeting. The statement is shared below, as sourced from the July 24, 2025, RecycleMore Board Meeting Agenda Report, from Steve Duran, Interim Executive Director.

Impacts of Teamsters Strike Against Republic on Post Collection Activities

In terms of impacts on the Republic Services post collection operations, the impact of the strike has been minimal. According to Republic Services, the post-collection sites have been open and operating the whole time. For post collection operations, the strike has been a temporary staffing issue which has put extra work on managers. The facilities, however, are running at full capacity with the exception that some of the green waste sorting was delayed for a number of days. That work should be caught up by end of July 2025.

Overall, with the exception of delayed garbage collection, which Republic Services is working to mitigate, all Republic Services facilities in West County are operating with manager, supervisor, and supplemental staffing, although some employees have chosen to continue to work. Keller Canyon has continued to receive loads from the facilities. The big issue has, of course, been collection. Republic Services says that, with the help of their hauling partners, they are beginning to catch up. Republic Services has also identified accounts that are a high priority and are providing service as best they can, and providing extra containers if needed.

Republic Services is asking that customers place trash in sturdy trash bags, secure them on their property where they can’t be broken open by animals. When Republic Services is able to resume full service, they will pick them up at no charge to the customer.

Statement from Republic Services, which was read at RecycleMore’s July 17th community outreach meeting in Hercules:

Regretfully we are not able to attend the meeting as we are at this writing still servicing customers and can’t get to Hercules.

Republic Services is incredibly proud to serve West Contra Costa. We appreciate, as well as deeply share, the city and county concerns of the current situation. 

 To mitigate the work stoppage, Republic Services continues to prioritize service to essential businesses and are doing everything to service residential and commercial customers as quickly as possible. They have mobilized Republic Services’ trained and experienced support crews to assist with collection efforts and additional resources are being deployed each day. 

To help our customers through this situation, we are communicating directly with our residential and business customers in West Contra Costa in several ways:

  • Robocall blasts to all impacted customers beginning 7/14/25.
  • For customers not receiving digital alerts, we are partnering with the Cities and County to disseminate updates through official channels.
  • Service updates are posted on our website: https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/wccc-ca
  • Daily updates are sent to the City Managers, City staff and County Supervisors and staff, sometimes multiple per day.
  • Republic Services has partnered with West Contra Costa Cities and the County to set-up debris boxes in various locations in Hercules, Pinole, Crockett, Rodeo, San Pablo, and Richmond to allow customers to dispose of their trash.  These drop-off services are available to West County customers at no charge until the work stoppage concludes. 

We sincerely appreciate the patience and understanding of our West County Customers through these challenges.

Best Regards,

Bielle Moore

Community and Government Affairs Manager

Republic Services Garbage Rates

For more information on the Republic Services Garbage rates for West Contra Costa residents (as well as the City of El Cerrito which is in the RecycleMore jurisdictions), access the links below:

            Residential Rates

            Commercial Rates