REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
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Class “A” Permits for Refuse Collection, Transportation, and Disposal
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Renew Class “A” Permits for the provision of collection, transportation, and disposal of refuse in portions of the unincorporated county, for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, for the following vendors:
1. Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc.
2. Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services, LLC
3. Allied Waste Transportation, Inc, DBA, Republic Services of the Colorado River Valley
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue. SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of the County’s Waste Disposal System. Fees associated with the renewal of these permits will generate revenue in the amount of $704, which has been included in the SWMD’s 2025-26 Recommended Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The SWMD provides for refuse collection services within the unincorporated areas of the county through private refuse haulers under the authority of a Franchise Agreement or Class “A” operating permit granted by the County pursuant to Section 33.0840 et seq. of the San Bernardino County Code. Renewal of the Class “A” Permits for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, will allow for these services to continue. Currently, the only refuse collection areas that have not been franchised are a portion of Permit Area 8 (areas of Joshua Tree, Wonder Valley, and Twentynine Palms sphere) serviced by Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services, LLC, and Permit Area 10 (Needles sphere, Fort Irwin, Havasu Lake sphere, Amboy, Ludlow, and Goffs) serviced by Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services, LLC, Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc., and Allied Waste Transportation, Inc, DBA, Republic Services of the Colorado River Valley.
Issuance of these permits supports the County and the Chief Executive Officer’s goals and objectives of operating in a fiscally-responsible and business-like manner by meeting the County’s responsibility to provide for solid waste handling services and assures that residents are afforded safe and reliable refuse service. It also allows for monitoring the specific haulers’ qualifications to render refuse collection, meet insurance requirements, and ensure the hauler contact information is current.
Each hauler is required to submit a permit renewal application annually to SWMD pursuant to Section 33.0840 et seq. of the San Bernardino County Code. The applications are reviewed by SWMD staff for proof of insurance, vehicle fleet information, number of customer accounts, and company information prior to being recommended for Board of Supervisors (Board) approval. Hauler service rates are adjusted annually in accordance with the County's Refuse Rate Adjustment Policy, as modified by the Board in 1992, and can be implemented by the hauler on or after July 1st of each year. Renewal of the Class “A” Permits will authorize the haulers to continue providing refuse collection hauling services to the communities identified above for the
12-month term beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jolena Grider, Deputy County Counsel, 387- 5455) on April 24, 2025; Finance (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst, 387-5412) on May 20, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 23, 2025.